Eastern Mole vs Tree Protea

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Protea nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Tree Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Talpidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Protea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Protea nitida

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tree Protea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Tree Protea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tree Protea

Habitat

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