Eastern Mole vs Yellow Prickle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Yellow Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.