Elbowpatch Crust vs Large Japanese Mole

Fomitiporia punctata compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowpatch Crust	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Fomitiporia	Mogera
Species	Fomitiporia punctata	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowpatch Crust	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.