Blue Phlox vs Eastern Mole

Phlox divaricata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Blue Phlox is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Phlox	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polemoniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Phlox	Scalopus
Species	Phlox divaricata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Blue Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Phlox	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Phlox

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.

Blue Phlox

The Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata) is a species in the genus Phlox. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.