Dune Dandelion vs Eastern Mole

Taraxacum dunense compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Dune Dandelion is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune 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 dunense	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Dune Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.