Eastern Mole vs Stinking iris

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Talpidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Scalopus	Iris
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).