Caucasian Wingnut vs Eastern Mole

Pterocarya fraxinifolia compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Wingnut is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Wingnut	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Juglandaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Pterocarya	Scalopus
Species	Pterocarya fraxinifolia	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Wingnut

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Wingnut	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Wingnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Caucasian Wingnut

The Caucasian Wingnut (Pterocarya fraxinifolia) is a species in the genus Pterocarya. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.