curled hook-moss vs Eastern Mole

Palustriella falcata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	curled hook-moss	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Amblystegiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Palustriella	Scalopus
Species	Palustriella falcata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

curled hook-moss

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	curled hook-moss	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

curled hook-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.