Eastern Mole vs Sweet Spurge

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Euphorbia dulcis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Sweet Spurge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Sweet Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Euphorbia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Euphorbia dulcis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Sweet Spurge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).