Eastern Mole vs Poison Sumac

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Toxicodendron vernix

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Poison Sumac
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Toxicodendron
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Toxicodendron vernix

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Poison Sumac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Poison Sumac
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poison Sumac

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.