European Mole vs Pine Jelly

Talpa europaea compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Talpidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Talpa	Exidia
Species	Talpa europaea	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Pine Jelly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden