Eastern Mole vs Wire With

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Desmodium
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Wire With
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.