Eastern Mole vs Italian Crocus

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Crocus longiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Italian Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Crocus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Crocus longiflorus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Italian Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Italian Crocus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Italian Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.