Eastern Mole vs Wood Truffle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Tuber dryophilum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Wood Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Wood Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Talpidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Tuber
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Tuber dryophilum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wood Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Wood Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wood Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.