Eastern Mole vs Garden Orpine

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hylotelephium telephium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Garden Orpine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Talpidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Hylotelephium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hylotelephium telephium

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Garden Orpine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).