Eastern Mole vs Red Dock Spot

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ramularia rubella

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Red Dock Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Red Dock Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mycosphaerellales (Mycosphaerellales)
Family	Talpidae	Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Ramularia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ramularia rubella

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Dock Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Red Dock Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Dock Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.