Eastern Mole vs Sudden oak death

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Phytophthora ramorum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Sudden oak death is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Sudden oak death
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Talpidae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Phytophthora
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Phytophthora ramorum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sudden oak death

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Sudden oak death
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sudden oak death

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries) and North America (United States).