Dock vs Eastern Mole

Rumex confusus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Dock is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dock	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Rumex	Scalopus
Species	Rumex confusus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.