Eastern Mole vs Fowl Bluegrass

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Poa palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fowl Bluegrass
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	Poa
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Poa palustris

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fowl Bluegrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fowl Bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fowl Bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).