Eastern Mole vs Nit grass

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Gastridium phleoides

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Nit grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Nit grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Gastridium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Gastridium phleoides

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nit grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Nit grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nit grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).