Eastern Mole vs mountain thistle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acanthus montanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	mountain thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Acanthus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acanthus montanus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

mountain thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	mountain thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.