Eastern Mole vs Horsetail

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Talpidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Equisetum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.