Eastern Mole vs Silver wattle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acacia retinodes

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Silver wattle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Silver wattle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Acacia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acacia retinodes

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Silver wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Silver wattle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver wattle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Mauritius), Asia (India, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).