Eastern Mole vs Scots pine blister rust

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Talpidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cronartium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.