Eastern Mole vs Obscure Cotoneaster

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cotoneaster obscurus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Obscure Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Obscure Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Cotoneaster
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cotoneaster obscurus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Obscure Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Obscure Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Obscure Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.