Eastern Mole vs Hollowed Truffle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Tuber excavatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Hollowed Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Hollowed Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Tuber
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Tuber excavatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hollowed Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Hollowed Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hollowed Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.