Greater Chinese Mole vs Pine Needle Split

Euroscaptor grandis compared with Lophodermium pinastri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Chinese Mole	Pine Needle Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Euroscaptor	Lophodermium
Species	Euroscaptor grandis	Lophodermium pinastri

Conservation Status

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pine Needle Split

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Chinese Mole	Pine Needle Split
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pine Needle Split

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).