Eastern Mole vs Jumping cholla

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cylindropuntia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Jumping cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.