Black Kongu vs Eastern Mole

Hopea utilis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Black Kongu is Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Kongu	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hopea	Scalopus
Species	Hopea utilis	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Black Kongu

EN — Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Kongu

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 Kongu

The Black Kongu (Hopea utilis) is a species in the genus Hopea. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.