Deceiving Knight vs Iberian Mole

Tricholoma sejunctum compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceiving Knight	Iberian 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	Talpa
Species	Tricholoma sejunctum	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Deceiving Knight

EN — Endangered

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceiving Knight	Iberian 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.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.