Eastern Mole vs prairie spiderwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Talpidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Tradescantia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	prairie spiderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

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