Eastern Mole vs Long john

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Triplaris weigeltiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Long john
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Triplaris
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Triplaris weigeltiana

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Long john

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Long john
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Long john

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.