Eastern Mole vs Swarming Spine

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Mucronella
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Swarming Spine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).