Eastern Mole vs Trefoil Cress

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cardamine trifolia

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Trefoil Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Trefoil Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Talpidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cardamine
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cardamine trifolia

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Trefoil Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Trefoil Cress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trefoil Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.