Eastern Mole vs fringed-sage

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Artemisia frigida

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while fringed-sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	fringed-sage
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	Artemisia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Artemisia frigida

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

fringed-sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	fringed-sage
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fringed-sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.