Eastern Mole vs Toothwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Toothwort
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	Lathraea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Toothwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.