Basketgrass vs Eastern Mole

Oplismenus hirtellus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Basketgrass is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Basketgrass	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Oplismenus	Scalopus
Species	Oplismenus hirtellus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Basketgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Basketgrass	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Basketgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Basketgrass

The Basketgrass (Oplismenus hirtellus) is a species in the genus Oplismenus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. Its range includes Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and El Salvador.