Eastern Mole vs Orinoco-apple

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Solanum sessiliflorum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Orinoco-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Orinoco-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Solanum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Solanum sessiliflorum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Orinoco-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinoco-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.