Eastern Mole vs Thatch Palm

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Coccothrinax inaguensis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Thatch Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Thatch Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Talpidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Coccothrinax
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Coccothrinax inaguensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Palm

Habitat

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