Canada Tick-Clover vs Eastern Mole

Desmodium canadense compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Canada Tick-Clover is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada Tick-Clover	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Desmodium	Scalopus
Species	Desmodium canadense	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Canada Tick-Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada Tick-Clover	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada Tick-Clover

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.

Canada Tick-Clover

The Canada Tick-Clover (Desmodium canadense) is a species in the genus Desmodium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.