Eastern Mole vs Field Maple

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acer campestre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Field Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Acer
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acer campestre

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Field Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).