Eastern Mole vs Mountain Soursop

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Annona jamaicensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Mountain Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Talpidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Annona
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Annona jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Soursop

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Soursop

Habitat

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