Cranesbill vs Eastern Mole

Geranium pusillum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cranesbill	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Geraniales (Geraniales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Geraniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Geranium	Scalopus
Species	Geranium pusillum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Cranesbill

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cranesbill	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cranesbill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.