Eastern Mole vs Superb Maya

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Miconia superba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Superb Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Scalopus	Miconia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Miconia superba

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Superb Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Superb Maya
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Superb Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.