Eastern Mole vs Whitebuttons

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Anacyclus clavatus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Whitebuttons is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Whitebuttons
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	Anacyclus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Anacyclus clavatus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Whitebuttons

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitebuttons

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (14 countries) and North America (United States).