Eastern Mole vs Hepatica

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hepatica nobilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Hepatica
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Hepatica
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hepatica nobilis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hepatica

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Hepatica
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hepatica

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).