Eastern Mole vs Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Danthonia compressa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Danthonia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Danthonia compressa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.