Eastern Mole vs Thatching grass

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).