Greater Chinese Mole vs Mountain Waxcap

Euroscaptor grandis compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Chinese Mole	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Talpidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Euroscaptor	Hygrocybe
Species	Euroscaptor grandis	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Chinese Mole	Mountain Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.