Devil'S Urn vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Urnula craterium compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

Devil'S Urn is Endangered while Inquisitive Shrew Mole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Urn	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sarcosomataceae	Talpidae
Genus	Urnula	Uropsilus
Species	Urnula craterium	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Devil'S Urn

EN — Endangered

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Urn	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Urn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.