Eastern Mole vs thyme broomrape

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Orobanche
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	thyme broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.