Eastern Mole vs Yellow Beard Truffle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Yellow Beard Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Yellow Beard Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Talpidae	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Rhizopogon
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Rhizopogon ochraceorubens

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Beard Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Yellow Beard Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Beard Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.