Eastern Mole vs Staggerweed

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Staggerweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Dicentra
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States.