Eastern Mole vs Wall Bedstraw

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Galium parisiense

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Wall Bedstraw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Wall Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Galium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Galium parisiense

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wall Bedstraw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Wall Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wall Bedstraw

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 (Chile).