Birch Bristle Bracket vs Eastern Mole

Phellinus lundellii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Birch Bristle Bracket is Critically Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Bristle Bracket	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Гименохетовые)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Phellinus	Scalopus
Species	Phellinus lundellii	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Birch Bristle Bracket

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Bristle Bracket	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Bristle Bracket

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Birch Bristle Bracket

The Birch Bristle Bracket (Phellinus lundellii) is a species in the genus Phellinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.