Forked Aster vs Greater Chinese Mole

Eurybia furcata compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Forked Aster is Endangered while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Aster	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Eurybia	Euroscaptor
Species	Eurybia furcata	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forked Aster	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.