Eastern Mole vs Pheasant's-eye

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Adonis annua

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Pheasant's-eye is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Pheasant's-eye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Adonis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Adonis annua

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pheasant's-eye

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Pheasant's-eye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pheasant's-eye

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).