Eastern Mole vs mutundu

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Croton macrostachyus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	mutundu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Croton
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Croton macrostachyus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

mutundu

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	mutundu
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mutundu

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.