Bark Bonnet vs Eastern Mole

Phloeomana speirea compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bark Bonnet	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Porotheleaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Phloeomana	Scalopus
Species	Phloeomana speirea	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bark Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bark Bonnet	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bark Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bark Bonnet

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