Eastern Mole vs Lax Bluegrass

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Poa laxa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Lax Bluegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Lax Bluegrass
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	Poa
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Poa laxa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lax Bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Lax Bluegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lax Bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.