Eastern Mole vs spring cinquefoil

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Potentilla verna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	spring cinquefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Potentilla
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Potentilla verna

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

spring cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	spring cinquefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spring cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.