Giant Elm Bracket vs Large Japanese Mole

Rigidoporus ulmarius compared with Mogera wogura

Key Differences

• Giant Elm Bracket is Not Evaluated while Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Elm Bracket	Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Mogera
Species	Rigidoporus ulmarius	Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Giant Elm Bracket

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Elm Bracket	Large Japanese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Elm Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Portugal.

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.