Eastern Mole vs Wedgewort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sphenoclea dalzielii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Wedgewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Sphenocleaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Sphenoclea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sphenoclea dalzielii

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wedgewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Wedgewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wedgewort

Habitat

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