Conifer Tuft vs Eastern Mole

Hypholoma capnoides compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conifer Tuft	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	Strophariaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Scalopus
Species	Hypholoma capnoides	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Conifer Tuft

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conifer Tuft	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conifer Tuft

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.