Eastern Mole vs Mountain Cherry

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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