Eastern Mole vs Hairy Bindweed

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Calystegia pulchra

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Hairy Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Hairy Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Calystegia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Calystegia pulchra

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Hairy Bindweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).