Eastern Mole vs floating crystalwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	floating crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Talpidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Riccia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Riccia fluitans

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	floating crystalwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.