Eastern Mole vs Feathertop

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cenchrus longisetus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Feathertop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Feathertop

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).