Dense-bracted Dandelion vs Eastern Mole

Taraxacum fasciatum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dense-bracted Dandelion	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Scalopus
Species	Taraxacum fasciatum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Dense-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dense-bracted Dandelion	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dense-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.