Butternut Canker vs Eastern Mole

Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Butternut Canker is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butternut Canker	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diaporthales (Diaporthales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gnomoniaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ophiognomonia	Scalopus
Species	Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Butternut Canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butternut Canker	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butternut Canker

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butternut Canker

The Butternut Canker (Ophiognomonia clavigignenti-juglandacearum) is a species in the genus Ophiognomonia. Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.