Eastern Mole vs Quito-orange

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Solanum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Quito-orange
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (Colombia).