Devil-thorn vs Eastern Mole

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cactaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Echinocereus	Scalopus
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.