Eastern Mole vs Spurge

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Homalanthus populneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Homalanthus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Homalanthus populneus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Spurge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.