Eastern Mole vs Streamside Swordfern

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Nephrolepis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.