Brook Thistle vs Eastern Mole

Cirsium rivulare compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Brook Thistle is Extinct while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook Thistle	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Cirsium	Scalopus
Species	Cirsium rivulare	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Brook Thistle

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook Thistle	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brook Thistle

The Brook Thistle (Cirsium rivulare) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.