Eastern Mole vs Lesser Whipwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Bazzania
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.