Eastern Mole vs North American porcupine

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Talpidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Scalopus	Erethizon
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	North American porcupine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.