Eastern Mole vs Slender Water Moss

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Fontinalis dalecarlica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Slender Water Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Talpidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Fontinalis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Fontinalis dalecarlica

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Slender Water Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Slender Water Moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Water Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.