Grooved Cavalier vs Iberian Mole

Melanoleuca grammopodia compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved Cavalier	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Tricholomataceae	Talpidae
Genus	Melanoleuca	Talpa
Species	Melanoleuca grammopodia	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Grooved Cavalier

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grooved Cavalier	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grooved Cavalier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.