Greater Chinese Mole vs Violet Tooth

Euroscaptor grandis compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Chinese Mole	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Talpidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Euroscaptor	Hydnellum
Species	Euroscaptor grandis	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Chinese Mole	Violet Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.