Box Parachute vs Eastern Mole

Marasmius buxi compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Box Parachute is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Box Parachute	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	Marasmiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Marasmius	Scalopus
Species	Marasmius buxi	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Box Parachute

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Box Parachute	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Box Parachute

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Box Parachute

The Box parachute (Marasmius buxi) is a species in the genus Marasmius. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems. It is found in Germany, Norway and Sweden.