Eastern Mole vs Giant arrowhead

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Scalopus	Sagittaria
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Giant arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).