Eastern Mole vs Tuberous Valerian

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Talpidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Valeriana
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Tuberous Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.