Eastern Mole vs Melancholy Thistle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cirsium heterophyllum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Melancholy Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Cirsium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cirsium heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Melancholy Thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Melancholy Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Melancholy Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).