Eastern Mole vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Talpidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Colchicum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.