Eastern Mole vs southern elder

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Talpidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Sambucus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	southern elder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.