Eastern Mole vs Red Alder

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Alnus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Red Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).