Eastern Mole vs Jacob's coat

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acalypha wilkesiana

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Jacob's coat is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Jacob's coat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Acalypha
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acalypha wilkesiana

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Jacob's coat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Jacob's coat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jacob's coat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).