Eastern Mole vs Gray Alder

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Alnus incana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Gray Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Alnus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Alnus incana

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Gray Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).