Eastern Mole vs Lewis's mock orange

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Philadelphus lewisii

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Lewis's mock orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Lewis's mock orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Talpidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Philadelphus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Philadelphus lewisii

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lewis's mock orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Lewis's mock orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lewis's mock orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.