Eastern Mole vs Mountain Aster

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Oclemena
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Mountain Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.