Acorn Spiderhead vs Eastern Mole

Serruria balanocephala compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acorn Spiderhead	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Proteaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Serruria	Scalopus
Species	Serruria balanocephala	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Acorn Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acorn Spiderhead	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acorn Spiderhead

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Acorn Spiderhead

The Acorn Spiderhead (Serruria balanocephala) is a species in the genus Serruria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.