Eastern Mole vs Philippine Cedar

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Toona calantas

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Philippine Cedar is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Philippine Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Toona
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Toona calantas

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Cedar

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Philippine Cedar
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Philippine Cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.