Eastern Mole vs Elephant Tree

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Bursera microphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Elephant Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Bursera
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Bursera microphylla

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Tree

Habitat

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