Eastern Mole vs Pouch Cup

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Peziza saccardoana

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Pouch Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Pouch Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Peziza
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Peziza saccardoana

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pouch Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Pouch Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pouch Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.