Eastern Mole vs Spruce Tooth

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Phellodon
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.