Eastern Mole vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Gillet's cherry-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Citropsis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Gillet's cherry-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gillet's cherry-orange

Habitat

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