Eastern Mole vs Silver Lime

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Tilia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Silver Lime
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).