Eastern Mole vs slender broomrape

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Orobanche gracilis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while slender broomrape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	slender broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Orobanche
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Orobanche gracilis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

slender broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	slender broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.