Eastern Mole vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Talpidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Puccinia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Fen Sedge Rust