Bentham's cornel vs Eastern Mole

Cornus capitata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bentham's cornel	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cornales (Cornales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cornaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cornus	Scalopus
Species	Cornus capitata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bentham's cornel

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bentham's cornel	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bentham's cornel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and Portugal.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bentham's cornel

The Bentham's cornel (Cornus capitata) is a species in the genus Cornus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.