Eastern Mole vs Lacquered Bracket

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Lacquered 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	Ganoderma
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).