Eastern Mole vs Fungus

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Septoria passiflorae

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Fungus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fungus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Talpidae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Septoria
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Septoria passiflorae

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fungus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fungus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fungus

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.