Eastern Mole vs Thin Cord-moss

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Entosthodon attenuatus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Thin Cord-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Thin Cord-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Funariales (Funariales)
Family	Talpidae	Funariaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Entosthodon
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Entosthodon attenuatus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thin Cord-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Thin Cord-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin Cord-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.