False Morel vs Greater Chinese Mole

Gyromitra esculenta compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Morel	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	Discinaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Gyromitra	Euroscaptor
Species	Gyromitra esculenta	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

False Morel

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Morel	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Morel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.