Eastern Mole vs Fall Phlox

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Phlox paniculata

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Fall Phlox is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fall Phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Phlox
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Phlox paniculata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fall Phlox

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fall Phlox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fall Phlox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).