Eastern Mole vs Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Draba oxycarpa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Talpidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Draba
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Draba oxycarpa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-fruited Whitlow-grass

Habitat

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