Eastern Mole vs Spring Pea

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Lathyrus vernus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Spring Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Spring Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).