Eastern Mole vs White Pine Blister Rust

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cronartium ribicola

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while White Pine Blister Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	White Pine Blister Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Talpidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cronartium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cronartium ribicola

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

White Pine Blister Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	White Pine Blister Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Pine Blister Rust

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Mexico, United States).