Eastern Mole vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Talpidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Urocystis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	False Oat-Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Oat-Grass Smut