Eastern Mole vs marsh-elder

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Iva
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	marsh-elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, and Sweden.