chilte vs Eastern Mole

Cnidoscolus elasticus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• chilte is Vulnerable while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chilte	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cnidoscolus	Scalopus
Species	Cnidoscolus elasticus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chilte	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chilte

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.