Backbutt Mallee vs Eastern Mole

Eucalyptus zopherophloia compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Backbutt Mallee	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Myrtaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Eucalyptus	Scalopus
Species	Eucalyptus zopherophloia	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Backbutt Mallee

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Backbutt Mallee	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Backbutt Mallee

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Backbutt Mallee

The Backbutt Mallee (Eucalyptus zopherophloia) is a species in the genus Eucalyptus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.