Eastern Mole vs Winged Currant

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Searsia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Winged Currant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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