Eastern Mole vs Woody Fleabane

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Dittrichia viscosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Woody Fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Woody Fleabane
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	Dittrichia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Dittrichia viscosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Woody Fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Woody Fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Woody Fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).