Eastern Mole vs Japanese Red Maple

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Japanese Red Maple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Japanese Red Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Acer
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acer pycnanthum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Red Maple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Japanese Red Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Red Maple

Habitat

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