Eastern Mole vs Yellow Knight

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Tricholoma equestre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Yellow Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Scalopus	Tricholoma
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Tricholoma equestre

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Knight

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Yellow Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Knight

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).