Eastern Mole vs Sweet Trillium

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Trillium vaseyi

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Sweet Trillium is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Sweet Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Talpidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Trillium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Trillium vaseyi

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sweet Trillium

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Sweet Trillium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweet Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.