Eastern Mole vs red-cedar

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Trichilia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	red-cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.