Eastern Mole vs wall scalewort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Talpidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Porella
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).