Eastern Mole vs swamp fleabane

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Erigeron elatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	swamp fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Erigeron
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Erigeron elatus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

swamp fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	swamp fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

swamp fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.