Eastern Mole vs fleshy starwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Stellaria crassifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	fleshy starwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Stellaria
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Stellaria crassifolia

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

fleshy starwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	fleshy starwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fleshy starwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).