Eastern Mole vs Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Heteranthera dubia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Talpidae	Pontederiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Heteranthera
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Heteranthera dubia

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grass-Leaf Mud-Plantain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.