bog-asphodel vs Eastern Mole

Narthecium americanum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• bog-asphodel is Extinct while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bog-asphodel	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nartheciaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Narthecium	Scalopus
Species	Narthecium americanum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

bog-asphodel

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bog-asphodel	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bog-asphodel

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bog-asphodel

The bog-asphodel (Narthecium americanum) is a species in the genus Narthecium. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.