Eastern Mole vs Laurel Oak

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Quercus imbricaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Laurel Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Quercus imbricaria

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Laurel Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Laurel Oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurel Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.