Eastern Mole vs water-apple

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Syzygium aqueum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while water-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	water-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Syzygium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Syzygium aqueum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

water-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	water-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Maldives, and Taiwan.