Eastern Mole vs Light Red Meranti

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Shorea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Light Red Meranti
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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