creeping rush vs Eastern Mole

Juncus subtilis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	creeping rush	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Juncaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Juncus	Scalopus
Species	Juncus subtilis	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

creeping rush

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	creeping rush	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

creeping rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.