Corded Beard-Moss vs Eastern Mole

Didymodon cordatus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Corded Beard-Moss is Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Corded Beard-Moss	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Pottiales (Pottiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pottiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Didymodon	Scalopus
Species	Didymodon cordatus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Corded Beard-Moss

EN — Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Corded Beard-Moss	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Corded Beard-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Norway. Currently classified as 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.