Eastern Mole vs Ridged Tooth

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Hydnellum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Ridged Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).