Eastern Mole vs Indian-nut

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Indian-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Talpidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Areca
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Indian-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).