Eastern Mole vs Porter s Rock Rat

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Talpidae	Octodontidae
Genus	Scalopus	Aconaemys
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Aconaemys porteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Porter s Rock Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Porter s Rock Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Porter s Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.