Big Caltropa vs Eastern Mole

Kallstroemia maxima compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Caltropa	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Zygophyllaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Kallstroemia	Scalopus
Species	Kallstroemia maxima	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Big Caltropa

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Caltropa	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Caltropa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Big Caltropa

The Big Caltropa (Kallstroemia maxima) is a species in the genus Kallstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.