Eastern Mole vs Thread-Leaved Coreopsis

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Coreopsis verticillata

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Thread-Leaved Coreopsis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Thread-Leaved Coreopsis
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	Coreopsis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Coreopsis verticillata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thread-Leaved Coreopsis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Thread-Leaved Coreopsis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thread-Leaved Coreopsis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).