Eastern Mole vs Fishtail Cup

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Gyromitra leucoxantha

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fishtail Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Gyromitra
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Gyromitra leucoxantha

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.