Eastern Mole vs Large-scaled Amidella

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Amanita lepiotoides

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Large-scaled Amidella is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Large-scaled Amidella
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Scalopus	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Amanita lepiotoides

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Large-scaled Amidella

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Large-scaled Amidella
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-scaled Amidella

Habitat

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