Common Goldeneye vs Eastern Mole

Bucephala clangula compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Common Goldeneye is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Goldeneye	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Anatidae	Talpidae
Genus	Bucephala	Scalopus
Species	Bucephala clangula	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Goldeneye and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Goldeneye

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Goldeneye	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Goldeneye

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Goldeneye

Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.