Eastern Mole vs midwestern arrowhead

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sagittaria brevirostra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	midwestern arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Scalopus	Sagittaria
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sagittaria brevirostra

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

midwestern arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	midwestern arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

midwestern arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Canada.