Dooryard dock vs Eastern Mole

Rumex longifolius compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dooryard dock	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	Rumex	Scalopus
Species	Rumex longifolius	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Dooryard dock

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dooryard dock	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dooryard dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.