Eastern Mole vs Flodman Thistle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cirsium flodmanii

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Flodman Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Flodman Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cirsium flodmanii

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flodman Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Flodman Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flodman Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.