Eastern Mole vs Red Balau

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Shorea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

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