Eastern Mole vs Graceful Tooth

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hydnellum gracilipes

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Graceful Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Graceful Tooth
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)	Thelephorales (革菌目)
Family	Talpidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Hydnellum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hydnellum gracilipes

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Graceful Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Graceful Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graceful Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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