Eastern Mole vs silk-tassel

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Garrya elliptica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	silk-tassel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Talpidae	Garryaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Garrya
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Garrya elliptica

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

silk-tassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	silk-tassel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silk-tassel

Habitat

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