Eastern Mole vs Urucuri palm

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Attalea phalerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Urucuri 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	Attalea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Attalea phalerata

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Urucuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urucuri palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.