Eastern Mole vs Europäische Biber

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Castor fiber

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Europäische Biber is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Europäische Biber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Talpidae	Castoridae (Beavers)
Genus	Scalopus	Castor (Beavers)
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Castor fiber

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Europäische Biber share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Europäische Biber

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Europäische Biber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Europäische Biber

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Europäische Biber

Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.