Blake'S Aster vs Eastern Mole

Oclemena blakei compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Blake'S Aster is Extinct while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blake'S Aster	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Oclemena	Scalopus
Species	Oclemena blakei	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Blake'S Aster

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blake'S Aster	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blake'S Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blake'S Aster

The Blake'S Aster (Oclemena blakei) is a species in the genus Oclemena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.