Eastern Mole vs Grey Mould

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Botrytis cinerea

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Grey Mould is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Grey Mould
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Talpidae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Botrytis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Botrytis cinerea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Grey Mould

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Grey Mould
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grey Mould

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.