Large Japanese Mole vs Onion Smut

Mogera wogura compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese Mole	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Talpidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Mogera	Urocystis
Species	Mogera wogura	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Onion Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.