Eastern Mole vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Talpidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Usnea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.