Eastern Mole vs Mountain Sorrel Rust

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Puccinia oxyriae

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Mountain Sorrel Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Talpidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Puccinia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Puccinia oxyriae

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Sorrel Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Mountain Sorrel Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Sorrel Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.