Eastern Mole vs Heath bedstraw

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Galium saxatile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Heath bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Galium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Galium saxatile

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Heath bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Heath bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Heath bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).