Carrion-Flower vs Eastern Mole

Smilax herbacea compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Carrion-Flower is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carrion-Flower	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Smilacaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Smilax	Scalopus
Species	Smilax herbacea	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Carrion-Flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Carrion-Flower	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carrion-Flower

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Carrion-Flower

The Carrion-flower (Smilax herbacea) is a species in the genus Smilax. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.