broadleaf milkweed vs Eastern Mole

Asclepias latifolia compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• broadleaf milkweed is Extinct while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broadleaf milkweed	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apocynaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Asclepias	Scalopus
Species	Asclepias latifolia	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	broadleaf milkweed	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

broadleaf milkweed

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.