Eastern Mole vs Tickclover

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Talpidae Fabaceae
Genus Scalopus Desmodium
Species Scalopus aquaticus Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Eastern Mole

No description available.

Tickclover

No description available.

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