Eastern Mole vs Gray Birch

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Betula alleghaniensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Gray Birch
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	Betula
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Betula alleghaniensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gray Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Estonia, France, and United States.