Argentine walnut vs Eastern Mole

Juglans australis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Argentine walnut is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Argentine walnut	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Juglandaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Juglans	Scalopus
Species	Juglans australis	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Argentine walnut

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Argentine walnut	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Argentine walnut

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Argentine walnut

The Argentine walnut, Juglans australis, is a species. It is currently assessed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.