Eastern Mole vs Sand Hickory

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Carya pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Sand Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Carya
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Carya pallida

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sand Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Sand Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Hickory

Habitat

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