Eastern Mole vs Nippon maple

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acer nipponicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Nippon maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Acer
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acer nipponicum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nippon maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Nippon maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nippon maple

Habitat

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