Dark Crottle vs Greater Chinese Mole

Hypogymnia physodes compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Crottle	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Parmeliaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hypogymnia	Euroscaptor
Species	Hypogymnia physodes	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Dark Crottle

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Crottle	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Crottle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.