Eastern Mole vs Star-mustard

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Coincya monensis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Star-mustard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Star-mustard
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	Coincya
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Coincya monensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Star-mustard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Star-mustard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Star-mustard

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (United States).