Babington's Orache vs Eastern Mole

Atriplex glabriuscula compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Babington's Orache is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Babington's Orache	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Atriplex	Scalopus
Species	Atriplex glabriuscula	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Babington's Orache

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Babington's Orache	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Babington's Orache

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Babington's Orache

The Babington's Orache (Atriplex glabriuscula) is a species in the genus Atriplex. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.