Eastern Mole vs Seychelles Pandanus

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Pandanus sechellarum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Seychelles Pandanus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Seychelles Pandanus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Talpidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Pandanus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Pandanus sechellarum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles Pandanus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Seychelles Pandanus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Seychelles Pandanus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Seychelles. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.