Eastern Mole vs maquei

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Scalopus	Aristotelia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and maquei share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.