Boreal Bedstraw vs Eastern Mole

Galium boreale compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Bedstraw	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rubiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Galium	Scalopus
Species	Galium boreale	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Boreal Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Bedstraw	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Boreal Bedstraw

The Boreal Bedstraw (Galium boreale) is a species in the genus Galium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.