Eastern Mole vs elegant spike-rush

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Eleocharis elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	elegant spike-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Eleocharis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Eleocharis elegans

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

elegant spike-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	elegant spike-rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

elegant spike-rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.