Bonfire Inkcap vs Eastern Mole

Coprinopsis jonesii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Bonfire Inkcap is Data Deficient while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonfire Inkcap	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	Psathyrellaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Scalopus
Species	Coprinopsis jonesii	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bonfire Inkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonfire Inkcap	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonfire Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bonfire Inkcap

The Bonfire Inkcap (Coprinopsis jonesii) is a species in the genus Coprinopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.