danewort, dwarf elder vs Eastern Mole

Sambucus ebulus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	danewort, dwarf elder	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Viburnaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Sambucus	Scalopus
Species	Sambucus ebulus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	danewort, dwarf elder	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.