Elastic Saddle vs Greater Chinese Mole

Helvella elastica compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elastic Saddle	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Helvellaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Helvella	Euroscaptor
Species	Helvella elastica	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Elastic Saddle

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elastic Saddle	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elastic Saddle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.