Eastern Mole vs Yellowcress

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Nasturtium sterile

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Talpidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Nasturtium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Nasturtium sterile

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellowcress

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellowcress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Austria, Sweden, and United States.