Eastern Mole vs Oriental Beech

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Fagus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Oriental Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.