Delicate Buttercup vs Eastern Mole

Ranunculus confervoides compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Delicate Buttercup	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Scalopus
Species	Ranunculus confervoides	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Delicate Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Delicate Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.