Eastern Mole vs Woolly Rosette

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cotylidia pannosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Woolly Rosette is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Woolly Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Talpidae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cotylidia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cotylidia pannosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Rosette

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Woolly Rosette
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Rosette

Habitat

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

Range

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