Eastern Mole vs field cudweed

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Filago arvensis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while field cudweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	field cudweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Filago
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Filago arvensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

field cudweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	field cudweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

field cudweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.