vs Eastern Mole

Cymbella subcistula compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cymbellales (Cymbellales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cymbellaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cymbella	Scalopus
Species	Cymbella subcistula	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cymbella subcistula is a freshwater diatom in the family Cymbellaceae, with a characteristic dorsiventral asymmetry and capitate apices. It inhabits epilithic and epiphytic niches in cool, clean freshwater streams and lakes.