Eastern Mole vs

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sphingobium limneticum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Talpidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Sphingobium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sphingobium limneticum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingobium limneticum is a Gram-negative aerobic rod first isolated from lake water environments, as its species name implies. It inhabits freshwater lakes and ponds across temperate regions. This chemoheterotroph decomposes dissolved organic matter in lacustrine environments and may degrade aromatic compounds.