Eastern Mole vs Red Wart Lichen

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Pertusaria rubefacta

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Red Wart Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Red Wart Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Talpidae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Pertusaria
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Pertusaria rubefacta

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Wart Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Red Wart Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Wart Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.