Eastern Mole vs Arraia

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Hypanus americanus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Arraia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Arraia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Talpidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Scalopus	Hypanus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Hypanus americanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Arraia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Arraia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Arraia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arraia

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.