Crazy Scale Lichen vs Eastern Mole

Cladonia turgida compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crazy Scale Lichen	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cladoniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cladonia	Scalopus
Species	Cladonia turgida	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Crazy Scale Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crazy Scale Lichen	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crazy Scale Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.