Corm dry rot vs Eastern Mole

Rigidoporus vinctus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Corm dry rot is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corm dry rot	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polyporales (Polyporales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Meripilaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Rigidoporus	Scalopus
Species	Rigidoporus vinctus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Corm dry rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corm dry rot	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corm dry rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.