Eastern Mole vs floating hook moss

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Talpidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Warnstorfia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	floating hook moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

floating hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).