Eastern Mole vs Greyling Bracket

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Postia tephroleuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Talpidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Postia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Greyling Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).