Eastern Mole vs Mung-bean

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Vigna radiata

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Mung-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mung-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Vigna
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Vigna radiata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mung-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Mung-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mung-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (Brazil).