Eastern Mole vs Snake cholla

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cylindropuntia californica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Snake cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cylindropuntia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cylindropuntia californica

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Snake cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Snake cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Snake cholla

Habitat

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