Brook-Side Alder vs Eastern Mole

Alnus serrulata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brook-Side Alder	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Betulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Alnus	Scalopus
Species	Alnus serrulata	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Brook-Side Alder

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brook-Side Alder	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brook-Side Alder

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.

Brook-Side Alder

The Brook-Side Alder (Alnus serrulata) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.