chinkapin vs Eastern Mole

Castanea pumila compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chinkapin	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	Castanea	Scalopus
Species	Castanea pumila	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

chinkapin

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.