Fishtail Cup vs Greater Chinese Mole

Gyromitra leucoxantha compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Fishtail Cup is Critically Endangered while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fishtail Cup	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 leucoxantha	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Fishtail Cup

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fishtail Cup	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fishtail Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.