Eastern Mole vs limestone fern

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.