Eastern Mole vs Thinkadu

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Parashorea stellata

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Thinkadu is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Thinkadu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Parashorea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Parashorea stellata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thinkadu

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thinkadu

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.