Eastern Mole vs Rose Rust

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Phragmidium mucronatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Rose Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Rose Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Talpidae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Phragmidium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Phragmidium mucronatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rose Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Rose Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rose Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).