Eastern Mole vs Hairy Shadow Lichen

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Phaeophyscia hirsuta

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Hairy Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Hairy Shadow 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	Phaeophyscia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Phaeophyscia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Hairy Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.