Eastern Mole vs Woolly Tooth

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Phellodon
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woolly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.