Eastern Mole vs Eel-Grass Pondweed

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Potamogeton zosteriformis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Potamogeton
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Potamogeton zosteriformis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Eel-Grass Pondweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.