Eastern Mole vs Southern Bracket

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Talpidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Ganoderma
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Southern Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.