Eastern Mole vs long yam

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Talpidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Dioscorea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.