Eastern Mole vs pecan-nut

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Carya illinoinensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	pecan-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Carya
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Carya illinoinensis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

pecan-nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pecan-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.