Beech Mushroom vs Eastern Mole

Hypsizygus tessulatus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Beech Mushroom is Data Deficient while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Mushroom	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	Lyophyllaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Scalopus
Species	Hypsizygus tessulatus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Beech Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Mushroom	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Mushroom

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.

Beech Mushroom

The Beech Mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus) is a species in the genus Hypsizygus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.