Eastern Mole vs Firespike

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Odontonema tubaeforme

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Firespike
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Odontonema
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Odontonema tubaeforme

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Firespike

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Firespike

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).