Eastern Mole vs Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Talpidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Phaeophyscia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Phaeophyscia rubropulchra

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange-Cored Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.