Deceptive Sunflower vs Eastern Mole

Helianthus petiolaris compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Deceptive Sunflower is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceptive Sunflower	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)	Scalopus
Species	Helianthus petiolaris	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Deceptive Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceptive Sunflower	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceptive Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Mexico, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.