Bleeding Blue Tooth vs Broad-footed Mole

Hydnellum cyanopodium compared with Scapanus latimanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bleeding Blue Tooth Broad-footed Mole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Thelephorales (Thelephorales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Bankeraceae Talpidae
Genus Hydnellum Scapanus
Species Hydnellum cyanopodium Scapanus latimanus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Blue Tooth

LC — Least Concern

Broad-footed Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bleeding Blue Tooth Broad-footed Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Blue Tooth

Habitat

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

Broad-footed Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bleeding Blue Tooth

The Bleeding Blue Tooth (Hydnellum cyanopodium) is a species in the genus Hydnellum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Broad-footed Mole

The Broad-footed Mole (Scapanus latimanus) is a species in the genus Scapanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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