Eastern Mole vs Everlasting Pea

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Lathyrus sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole Everlasting Pea
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Talpidae Fabaceae
Genus Scalopus Lathyrus
Species Scalopus aquaticus Lathyrus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Everlasting Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole Everlasting Pea
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Everlasting Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Eastern Mole

No description available.

Everlasting Pea

No description available.

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