Eastern Mole vs Vinegar Cup

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Helvella acetabulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Vinegar Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Helvella
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Helvella acetabulum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Vinegar Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Vinegar Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vinegar Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.