Eastern Mole vs Onionweed

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Asphodelus fistulosus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Onionweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Onionweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Asphodelus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Asphodelus fistulosus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Onionweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Onionweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onionweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (9 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).