Eastern Mole vs Least Evening-Primrose

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Oenothera parviflora

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Least Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Least Evening-Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Oenothera
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Oenothera parviflora

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Least Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Least Evening-Primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (China, Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).