Atlantic Cordgrass vs Eastern Mole

Sporobolus alterniflorus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Atlantic Cordgrass is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Cordgrass	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	Sporobolus	Scalopus
Species	Sporobolus alterniflorus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Atlantic Cordgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Cordgrass	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Cordgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Atlantic Cordgrass

The Atlantic Cordgrass (Sporobolus alterniflorus) is a species in the genus Sporobolus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.