Blewit vs Large Japanese Mole

Lepista nuda compared with Mogera wogura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blewit Large Japanese Mole
Kingdom Fungi (菌界) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Basidiomycota (担子菌門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱) Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order Agaricales (ハラタケ目) Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family Tricholomataceae Talpidae
Genus Lepista Mogera
Species Lepista nuda Mogera wogura

Conservation Status

Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blewit Large Japanese Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blewit

The Blewit (Lepista nuda) is a species in the genus Lepista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Large Japanese Mole

No description available.

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