Eastern Mole vs large-seed dodder

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	large-seed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cuscuta
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cuscuta indecora

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	large-seed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.