Eastern Mole vs Elephant Apple

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Talpidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Dillenia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.