Eastern Mole vs Front Range Milkvetch

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Astragalus sparsiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Front Range Milkvetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Astragalus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Astragalus sparsiflorus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Front Range Milkvetch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Front Range Milkvetch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Front Range Milkvetch

Habitat

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