Black Knot vs Blind Mole

Apiosporina morbosa compared with Talpa caeca

Key Differences

• Black Knot is Not Evaluated while Blind Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Knot	Blind Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Venturiales (Venturiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Venturiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Apiosporina	Talpa
Species	Apiosporina morbosa	Talpa caeca

Conservation Status

Black Knot

NE — Not Evaluated

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Knot	Blind Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Knot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Knot

The Black Knot (Apiosporina morbosa) is a species in the genus Apiosporina. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.