Eastern Mole vs Flat-topped Thorn

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Vachellia sieberiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Flat-topped Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Vachellia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Vachellia sieberiana

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flat-topped Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Flat-topped Thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-topped Thorn

Habitat

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