Eastern Mole vs Fragrant Bracket

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Trametes suaveolens

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Fragrant Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fragrant Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Talpidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Trametes
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Trametes suaveolens

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fragrant Bracket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.