Eastern Mole vs pale moonwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Talpidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Botrychium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	pale moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.