Eastern Mole vs Wild Buttercup

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ranunculus multifidus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Wild Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Ranunculus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ranunculus multifidus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wild Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Wild Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.