Cracking Clitocybe vs Eastern Mole

Clitocybe rivulosa compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cracking Clitocybe	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	Tricholomataceae	Talpidae
Genus	Clitocybe	Scalopus
Species	Clitocybe rivulosa	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Cracking Clitocybe

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cracking Clitocybe	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cracking Clitocybe

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.