Deceiving Knight vs Eastern Mole

Tricholoma sejunctum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Deceiving Knight is Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Knight	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	Tricholoma	Scalopus
Species	Tricholoma sejunctum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Deceiving Knight

EN — Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Knight	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceiving Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.