Eastern Mole vs purging croton

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Croton laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Croton
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	purging croton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

purging croton

Habitat

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