Eastern Mole vs Indian Sundew

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Drosera indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole Indian Sundew
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Talpidae Droseraceae
Genus Scalopus Drosera
Species Scalopus aquaticus Drosera indica

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Indian Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole Indian Sundew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian Sundew

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea, Namibia, and Taiwan.

Eastern Mole

No description available.

Indian Sundew

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia