Eastern Mole vs pliant lettuce

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while pliant lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Lactuca
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	pliant lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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