Altai wildrye vs Eastern Mole

Leymus angustus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Altai wildrye is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Altai wildrye	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Leymus	Scalopus
Species	Leymus angustus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Altai wildrye

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Altai wildrye	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Altai wildrye

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Altai wildrye

The Altai wildrye (Leymus angustus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.