Flax Rust vs Large Japanese Mole

Melampsora lini compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Flax Rust is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flax Rust	Large Japanese 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	Mogera
Species	Melampsora lini	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flax Rust	Large Japanese 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.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.