Eastern Mole vs Larch Knight

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Tricholoma psammopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Larch Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Scalopus	Tricholoma
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Tricholoma psammopus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Larch Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Larch Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Larch Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.