Eastern Mole vs Fringed Rosette Lichen

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Physcia tenella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fringed Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Talpidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Physcia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Physcia tenella

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fringed Rosette Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Rosette Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

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