Eastern Mole vs Needle Bush

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hakea sericea

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Needle Bush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Needle Bush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Talpidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Hakea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hakea sericea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Needle Bush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Needle Bush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Needle Bush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).