Eastern Mole vs Tiny vetch

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Vicia hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole Tiny vetch
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Talpidae Fabaceae
Genus Scalopus Vicia
Species Scalopus aquaticus Vicia hirsuta

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tiny vetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole Tiny vetch
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiny vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador).

Eastern Mole

No description available.

Tiny vetch

No description available.

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