Aniseed Cockleshell vs Eastern Mole

Lentinellus cochleatus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aniseed Cockleshell	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Auriscalpiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Lentinellus	Scalopus
Species	Lentinellus cochleatus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Aniseed Cockleshell

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aniseed Cockleshell	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aniseed Cockleshell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Aniseed Cockleshell

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