Eastern Mole vs Mountain yam

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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