Eastern Mole vs True kola

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Cola acuminata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	True kola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Cola
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Cola acuminata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

True kola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	True kola
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

True kola

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Costa Rica.