Greater Chinese Mole vs Waved Silk-moss

Euroscaptor grandis compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Chinese Mole	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Talpidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Euroscaptor	Plagiothecium
Species	Euroscaptor grandis	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Chinese Mole	Waved Silk-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.