Eastern Mole vs Sickle Medick

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Medicago falcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Medicago
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Sickle Medick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).