Eastern Mole vs Spring vetch

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Vicia lathyroides

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Spring vetch is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Spring vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Vicia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Vicia lathyroides

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spring vetch

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Spring vetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spring vetch

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.