Black Ebony vs Eastern Mole

Diospyros tessellaria compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Black Ebony is Vulnerable while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Ebony	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ebenaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Diospyros	Scalopus
Species	Diospyros tessellaria	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Black Ebony

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Ebony	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Ebony

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black Ebony

The Black Ebony (Diospyros tessellaria) is a species in the genus Diospyros. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.