Eastern Mole vs Olive Wax Cap

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Hygrophorus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

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