Eastern Mole vs Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Chenopodiastrum hybridum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Chenopodiastrum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Chenopodiastrum hybridum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).