Eastern Mole vs Wormseed

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Dysphania
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).