arctic peat moss vs Eastern Mole

Sphagnum arcticum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• arctic peat moss is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic peat moss	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sphagnaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Sphagnum	Scalopus
Species	Sphagnum arcticum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

arctic peat moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic peat moss	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic peat moss

The Arctic peat moss (Sphagnum arcticum) is a species in the genus Sphagnum. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.