Eastern Mole vs Lemonwood

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Pittosporum eugenioides

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Lemonwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Lemonwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Talpidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Pittosporum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Pittosporum eugenioides

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lemonwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Lemonwood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemonwood

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Portugal, and United States.