Eastern Mole vs Floating Fern

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Talpidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Salvinia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).