Eastern Mole vs mountain-pepper

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Litsea cubeba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	mountain-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Talpidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Litsea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Litsea cubeba

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

mountain-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	mountain-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.