Carolina Ash vs Eastern Mole

Fraxinus caroliniana compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Carolina Ash is Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carolina Ash	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Oleaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Fraxinus	Scalopus
Species	Fraxinus caroliniana	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Carolina Ash

EN — Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carolina Ash	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carolina Ash

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carolina Ash

The Carolina Ash (Fraxinus caroliniana) is a species in the genus Fraxinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.