Chestnut Brittlestem vs Eastern Mole

Homophron spadiceum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Homophron	Scalopus
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

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

Range

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.