Eastern Mole vs Mottled Trillium

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Trillium maculatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Mottled Trillium is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mottled Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Talpidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Trillium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Trillium maculatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Trillium

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Mottled Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mottled Trillium

Habitat

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