Eastern Mole vs Guyanese arrowhead

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sagittaria guayanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Guyanese arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Scalopus	Sagittaria
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sagittaria guayanensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Guyanese arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Guyanese arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Guyanese arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, Madagascar, and United States.