Downy Cherry vs Eastern Mole

Prunus tomentosa compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Downy Cherry is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Cherry	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)	Scalopus
Species	Prunus tomentosa	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Downy Cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Cherry	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.