Dark Stonewort vs Eastern Mole

Nitella opaca compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Stonewort	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Charophyta (Charophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charales (Charales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Characeae	Talpidae
Genus	Nitella	Scalopus
Species	Nitella opaca	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Stonewort	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.