Eastern Mole vs Leafless Ballart

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Talpidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Exocarpos
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Leafless Ballart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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