Eastern Mole vs New Year-lily

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Gladiolus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while New Year-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	New Year-lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Gladiolus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Gladiolus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

New Year-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	New Year-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Year-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Portugal.