Eastern Mole vs Thatch palm

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Talpidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Sabal
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Thatch palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.