Eastern Mole vs strawberry clover

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Trifolium fragiferum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while strawberry clover is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	strawberry clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Trifolium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Trifolium fragiferum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

strawberry clover

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	strawberry clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

strawberry clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.