Bourgeau's nutrush vs Eastern Mole

Scleria bourgeaui compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bourgeau's nutrush	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Scleria	Scalopus
Species	Scleria bourgeaui	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bourgeau's nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bourgeau's nutrush	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bourgeau's nutrush

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bourgeau's nutrush

The Bourgeau's Nutrush (Scleria bourgeaui) is a species in the genus Scleria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.