Eastern Mole vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Talpidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Daldinia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Gorse Cramp Ball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.