Arrow-Grass vs Eastern Mole

Triglochin maritima compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Arrow-Grass is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arrow-Grass	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Juncaginaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Triglochin	Scalopus
Species	Triglochin maritima	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Arrow-Grass

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arrow-Grass	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arrow-Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arrow-Grass

The Arrow-Grass, Triglochin maritima, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.