Eastern Mole vs silver nailroot

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Paronychia argentea

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while silver nailroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	silver nailroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Paronychia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Paronychia argentea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

silver nailroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	silver nailroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

silver nailroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, and Sweden.