Eastern Mole vs Mealy Tooth

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Hydnellum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Mealy Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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