Chestnut Oak vs Eastern Mole

Quercus montana compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut 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 montana	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Oak

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Oak	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Oak

The Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) is a species in the genus Quercus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.