Chinese Elm vs Eastern Mole

Ulmus pumila compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Chinese Elm is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Elm	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ulmaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ulmus	Scalopus
Species	Ulmus pumila	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Chinese Elm

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Elm	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Elm

The Chinese Elm (Ulmus pumila) is a species in the genus Ulmus. Native to Argentina, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, and Italy.