bulb-eating slug vs Eastern Mole

Tandonia rustica compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• bulb-eating slug is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bulb-eating slug	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Milacidae	Talpidae
Genus	Tandonia	Scalopus
Species	Tandonia rustica	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

bulb-eating slug and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

bulb-eating slug

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bulb-eating slug	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bulb-eating slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bulb-eating slug

The Bulb-Eating Slug (Tandonia rustica) is a species in the genus Tandonia. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.