Black Knot vs Eastern Mole

Apiosporina morbosa compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Knot	Eastern 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	Scalopus
Species	Apiosporina morbosa	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Black Knot

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Knot	Eastern 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.

Eastern 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.