Eastern Mole vs Field Hawkweed

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Pilosella caespitosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Field Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Field Hawkweed
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	Pilosella
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Pilosella caespitosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Field Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Field Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).