Eastern Mole vs Pink Turtlehead

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Chelone lyonii

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Pink Turtlehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Pink Turtlehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Chelone
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Chelone lyonii

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Pink Turtlehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.