Eastern Mole vs Ebony Cup

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Pseudoplectania nigrella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Ebony Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Scalopus	Pseudoplectania
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Pseudoplectania nigrella

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Ebony Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ebony Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.