Eastern Mole vs five-leaf crotalaria

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Crotalaria quinquefolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Eastern Mole five-leaf crotalaria
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Talpidae Fabaceae
Genus Scalopus Crotalaria
Species Scalopus aquaticus Crotalaria quinquefolia

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

five-leaf crotalaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Eastern Mole five-leaf crotalaria
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

five-leaf crotalaria

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Singapore), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Guyana).

Eastern Mole

No description available.

five-leaf crotalaria

No description available.

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