Flax Rust vs Greater Chinese Mole

Melampsora lini compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Melampsoraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Melampsora	Euroscaptor
Species	Melampsora lini	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.