Greater Chinese Mole vs Soapberry

Euroscaptor grandis compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Greater Chinese Mole is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Chinese Mole	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Euroscaptor	Sapindus
Species	Euroscaptor grandis	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Chinese Mole	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).