Eastern Mole vs mountain spike-moss

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Talpidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Selaginella
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	mountain spike-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada.