European Mole vs Spotted Blewit

Talpa europaea compared with Lepista panaeolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Spotted Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Talpa	Lepista
Species	Talpa europaea	Lepista panaeolus

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Spotted Blewit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Spotted Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark