Eastern Mole vs Natal orange

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Strychnos spinosa

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Natal orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Natal orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Loganiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Strychnos
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Strychnos spinosa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Natal orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Natal orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and United States.