chestnut-leaf oak vs Eastern Mole

Quercus castaneifolia compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• chestnut-leaf oak is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chestnut-leaf oak	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	Fagaceae (Beech Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Quercus (Oaks)	Scalopus
Species	Quercus castaneifolia	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

chestnut-leaf oak

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chestnut-leaf oak	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chestnut-leaf oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chestnut-leaf oak

The chestnut-leaf oak (Quercus castaneifolia) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.