Eastern Mole vs Hedgehog arion

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Arion intermedius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Hedgehog arion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Talpidae	Arionidae
Genus	Scalopus	Arion
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Arion intermedius

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Hedgehog arion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hedgehog arion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Hedgehog arion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hedgehog arion

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).