erva-de-gato vs Eastern Mole

Valeriana officinalis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• erva-de-gato is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	erva-de-gato	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Caprifoliaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Valeriana	Scalopus
Species	Valeriana officinalis	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

erva-de-gato

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	erva-de-gato	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

erva-de-gato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

erva-de-gato

The Allheal (Valeriana officinalis) is a species in the genus Valeriana. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.