Eastern Mole vs Princess vine

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cissus verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Princess vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Talpidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cissus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cissus verticillata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Princess vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Princess vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Princess vine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).