Eastern Mole vs Spiral head ginger

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Spiral head ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Talpidae	Costaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Costus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Costus scaber

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).