Eastern Mole vs Texas toadflax

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Nuttallanthus texanus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Texas toadflax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Texas toadflax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Nuttallanthus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Nuttallanthus texanus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Texas toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Texas toadflax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Japan, and United States.