Deceiver vs Eastern Mole

Laccaria laccata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Deceiver is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiver	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	Hydnangiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Laccaria	Scalopus
Species	Laccaria laccata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiver	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.