Eastern Mole vs Laurustinus

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Viburnum tinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Talpidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Viburnum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).