Eastern Mole vs Funck's Rustwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Marsupella
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Funck's Rustwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).