Dotty Inkcap vs Eastern Mole

Coprinopsis laanii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotty Inkcap	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	Psathyrellaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Coprinopsis	Scalopus
Species	Coprinopsis laanii	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Dotty Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotty Inkcap	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotty Inkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.