Eastern Mole vs Philippine evergreen

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Aglaonema commutatum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Philippine evergreen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Philippine evergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Araceae
Genus	Scalopus	Aglaonema
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Aglaonema commutatum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Philippine evergreen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Philippine evergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine evergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Singapore), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).