Eastern Mole vs Hairy Panic Grass

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Panicum effusum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Hairy Panic Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Panicum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Panicum effusum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Panic Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Hairy Panic Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Panic Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.