Eastern Mole vs Mérida Nightshade

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Solanum ripense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Solanum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Mérida Nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.