Alectryon vs Greater Chinese Mole

Alectryon tropicus compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Sapindaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Alectryon	Euroscaptor
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Euroscaptor grandis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

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.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.