Eastern Mole vs mountain melick

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Melica
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.