Blushing Bolete vs Eastern Mole

Leccinum scabrum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blushing Bolete	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Boletaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Leccinum	Scalopus
Species	Leccinum scabrum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Blushing Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blushing Bolete	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blushing Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blushing Bolete

The Blushing Bolete (Leccinum scabrum) is a species in the genus Leccinum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.