Eastern Mole vs Gray Elm

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ulmus rubra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Gray Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Ulmus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ulmus rubra

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gray Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.