Eastern Mole vs Matt Felt Lichen

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Peltigera malacea

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Matt Felt Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Matt Felt Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Talpidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Peltigera
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Peltigera malacea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Matt Felt Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Matt Felt Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Matt Felt Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.