Chinese Apple vs Eastern Mole

Malus prunifolia compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Chinese Apple is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Apple	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Malus	Scalopus
Species	Malus prunifolia	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Chinese Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Apple	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese Apple

The Chinese Apple (Malus prunifolia) is a species in the genus Malus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.