Eastern Mole vs fulvous peat moss

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sphagnum subfulvum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	fulvous peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Talpidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Sphagnum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sphagnum subfulvum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

fulvous peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	fulvous peat moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

fulvous peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.