Eastern Mole vs Fox Potato

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Solanum lignicaule

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Fox Potato is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fox Potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Solanum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Solanum lignicaule

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fox Potato

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fox Potato
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fox Potato

Habitat

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