Creeping Cotoneaster vs Eastern Mole

Cotoneaster adpressus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Creeping Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Cotoneaster	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Cotoneaster	Scalopus
Species	Cotoneaster adpressus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Cotoneaster	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.