Eastern Mole vs Peony

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Paeonia mascula

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Peony is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Talpidae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Paeonia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Paeonia mascula

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Peony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Peony
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peony

Habitat

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

Range

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