Eastern Mole vs Wavy Spiderhead

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Serruria confragosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Wavy Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Talpidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Serruria
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Serruria confragosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wavy Spiderhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Wavy Spiderhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wavy Spiderhead

Habitat

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