American Bittersweet vs Eastern Mole

Celastrus scandens compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Celastraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Celastrus	Scalopus
Species	Celastrus scandens	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.