Eastern Mole vs yellow flax

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Linaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Linum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	yellow flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow flax

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.