Eastern Mole vs Pitaya

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Echinocereus enneacanthus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Pitaya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Echinocereus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Echinocereus enneacanthus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pitaya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Pitaya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitaya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.