Eastern Mole vs Grannyvine

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ipomoea tricolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Grannyvine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Ipomoea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ipomoea tricolor

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Grannyvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grannyvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).