Eastern Mole vs Small Suncup

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Aspidonepsis
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Small Suncup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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