Devil'S Shoestring vs Eastern Mole

Polygonum erectum compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Devil'S Shoestring is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil'S Shoestring	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Polygonum	Scalopus
Species	Polygonum erectum	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Devil'S Shoestring

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil'S Shoestring	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil'S Shoestring

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.