Creeping Spikemoss vs Eastern Mole

Selaginella apoda compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Spikemoss	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Selaginellaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Selaginella	Scalopus
Species	Selaginella apoda	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Creeping Spikemoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Spikemoss	Eastern Mole
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

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.