Eastern Mole vs Irish Threadwort

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Telaranea nematodes

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Irish Threadwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Telaranea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Telaranea nematodes

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Irish Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.