Eastern Mole vs Lesser Gray Legs

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Physcia pumilior

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Lesser Gray Legs is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Lesser Gray Legs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Talpidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Physcia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Physcia pumilior

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Gray Legs

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Lesser Gray Legs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Gray Legs

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.