Eastern Mole vs Iranian Maple

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Acer iranicum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Iranian Maple is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Iranian Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)	Sapindales (сапиндоцветные)
Family	Talpidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Scalopus	Acer
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Acer iranicum

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Iranian Maple

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Iranian Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iranian Maple

Habitat

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