Eastern Mole vs hollowroot

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Corydalis cava

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while hollowroot is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

hollowroot

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hollowroot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.