Eastern Mole vs Eastern Sowbread

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cyclamen coum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Eastern Sowbread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cyclamen
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cyclamen coum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).