Eastern Mole vs Purple Mullein

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Verbascum phoeniceum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Purple Mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Purple Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Verbascum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Verbascum phoeniceum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Purple Mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Purple Mullein
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Purple Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).