Blunt-leaved Earwort vs Eastern Mole

Diplophyllum obtusifolium compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Blunt-leaved Earwort is Critically Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt-leaved Earwort	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Scapaniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Diplophyllum	Scalopus
Species	Diplophyllum obtusifolium	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Blunt-leaved Earwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt-leaved Earwort	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt-leaved Earwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt-leaved Earwort

The Blunt-leaved Earwort (Diplophyllum obtusifolium) is a species in the genus Diplophyllum. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms.