Eastern Mole vs Wall iris

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Talpidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Scalopus	Iris
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Wall iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Wall iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, and United States.