Eastern Mole vs Fiddle dock

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Rumex pulcher

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Fiddle dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fiddle dock
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Rumex
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Rumex pulcher

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fiddle dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fiddle dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiddle dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (Japan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).