American Plane vs Eastern Mole

Platanus occidentalis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Plane	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Platanaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Platanus	Scalopus
Species	Platanus occidentalis	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

American Plane

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Plane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, India), Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Plane

The American Plane (Platanus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Platanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.