Eastern Mole vs Oriental alder

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Oriental alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Alnus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Oriental alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental alder

Habitat

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