Eastern Mole vs Rough Bedstraw

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Galium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.