Eastern Mole vs Nitrous Pinkgill

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Entoloma politum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Nitrous Pinkgill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Nitrous Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Scalopus	Entoloma
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Entoloma politum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nitrous Pinkgill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Nitrous Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitrous Pinkgill

Habitat

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