Eastern Mole vs Toad's Ear

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Otidea bufonia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Toad's Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Otidea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Otidea bufonia

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Toad's Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Toad's Ear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toad's Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.