Birch Blackhead vs Eastern Mole

Diatrypella favacea compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Blackhead	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Xylariales (Xylariales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Diatrypaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Diatrypella	Scalopus
Species	Diatrypella favacea	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Birch Blackhead

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Blackhead	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Blackhead

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Blackhead

The Birch Blackhead (Diatrypella favacea) is a species in the genus Diatrypella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.