Eastern Mole vs paradise-nut

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Lecythis pisonis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while paradise-nut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	paradise-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Lecythis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Lecythis pisonis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

paradise-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	paradise-nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

paradise-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.