Eastern Mole vs Red Buckeye

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Aesculus pavia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Red Buckeye
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Aesculus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Aesculus pavia

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Red Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Red Buckeye
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).