vs Large Japanese Mole

Entoloma hispidulum compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Entolomataceae Talpidae
Genus Entoloma Mogera
Species Entoloma hispidulum Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

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

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Entoloma hispidulum is an agaric fungus in the family Entolomataceae, assessed as Endangered (EN). It grows in nutrient-poor, unfertilised grasslands that have declined significantly due to agricultural intensification. Its endangered status reflects the severe loss of old, traditionally managed grassland ecosystems across Europe.

Large Japanese Mole

No description available.

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