Eastern Mole vs Giant Cola

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cola gigantea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Giant Cola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cola
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cola gigantea

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Giant Cola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Giant Cola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant Cola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.