Doum Palm vs Eastern Mole

Hyphaene compressa compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Arecaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hyphaene	Scalopus
Species	Hyphaene compressa	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.