Eastern Mole vs Highwater Grass

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Highwater 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	Sporobolus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Highwater Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.