Eastern Mole vs Eye Bright

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Talpidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Heliotropium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Eye Bright
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.