vs Eastern Mole Vole

Biscogniauxia repanda compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• is Vulnerable while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Xylariales (Holzkeulenartige)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Graphostromataceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Biscogniauxia	Ellobius
Species	Biscogniauxia repanda	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Biscogniauxia repanda is a pyrenomycete fungus producing flat, crust-like stromata with embedded perithecia on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate and Mediterranean forests, growing on dead branches and stems of oak, chestnut, and other hardwood trees. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead hardwood and colonizes stressed or damaged trees.