Eastern Mole vs Gray Poplar

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Populus canescens

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Gray Poplar is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Gray Poplar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Populus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Populus canescens

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gray Poplar

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Poplar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).