Eastern Mole vs Vine Maple

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acer circinatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Vine Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Vine Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Acer
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acer circinatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Vine Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Vine Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Vine Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.