Eastern Mole vs Jentink's Duiker

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Talpidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Scalopus	Cephalophus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Jentink's Duiker share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Jentink's Duiker
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.