Creeping Spikemoss vs Eastern Mole Vole

Selaginella apoda compared with Ellobius tancrei

Key Differences

• Creeping Spikemoss is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Spikemoss	Eastern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Selaginella	Ellobius
Species	Selaginella apoda	Ellobius tancrei

Conservation Status

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Spikemoss	Eastern Mole Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Spikemoss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Germany, and United States.

Eastern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.