Australian Shoveler vs Eastern Mole

Spatula rhynchotis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian Shoveler	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Anatidae	Talpidae
Genus	Spatula	Scalopus
Species	Spatula rhynchotis	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian Shoveler and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Australian Shoveler

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian Shoveler	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian Shoveler

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Australian Shoveler

The Australian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a species in the genus Spatula. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.