Eastern Mole vs Mountain Cocoa

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Theobroma
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.