beach palm vs Eastern Mole

Bactris major compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach palm	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Arecaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Bactris	Scalopus
Species	Bactris major	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

beach palm

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach palm	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

beach palm

The Beach palm (Bactris major) is a species in the genus Bactris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.