Eastern Mole vs Flowering Currant

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Talpidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Ribes
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Flowering Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).