Blue Roundhead vs Caucasian Mole

Stropharia caerulea compared with Talpa caucasica

Key Differences

• Blue Roundhead is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Roundhead	Caucasian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Strophariaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Stropharia	Talpa
Species	Stropharia caerulea	Talpa caucasica

Conservation Status

Blue Roundhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Roundhead	Caucasian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Roundhead

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States.

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Roundhead

The Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) is a species in the genus Stropharia. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Caucasian Mole

The Caucasian Mole (Talpa caucasica) 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.