Eastern Mole vs marsh dock

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Rumex palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	marsh dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Rumex
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Rumex palustris

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

marsh dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	marsh dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).