Arctic Alkali Grass vs Eastern Mole

Puccinellia arctica compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Alkali Grass	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	Puccinellia	Scalopus
Species	Puccinellia arctica	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Arctic Alkali Grass

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Alkali Grass	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Alkali Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Alkali Grass

The Arctic Alkali Grass (Puccinellia arctica) is a species in the genus Puccinellia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.