Eastern Mole vs white mugwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Artemisia lactiflora

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while white mugwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	white mugwort
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	Artemisia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Artemisia lactiflora

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

white mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	white mugwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

white mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, and Taiwan.