Eastern Mole vs Rusty Crust

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Talpidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Skeletocutis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Rusty Crust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.