Eastern Mole vs Valley redstem

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ammannia coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Valley redstem
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Ammannia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ammannia coccinea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Valley redstem

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Valley redstem
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Valley redstem

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (6 countries), and South America (Chile, Colombia).