Eastern Mole vs Totempole

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cryptocarya sclerophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Totempole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Talpidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cryptocarya
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cryptocarya sclerophylla

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Totempole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Totempole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Totempole

Habitat

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