Eastern Mole vs Oak Milk-Cap

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Lactarius quietus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Oak Milk-Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Talpidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Lactarius
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Lactarius quietus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oak Milk-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Oak Milk-Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Milk-Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.