African Sober vs Eastern Mole

Aproaerema polychromella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• African Sober is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Sober	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Gelechiidae	Talpidae
Genus	Aproaerema	Scalopus
Species	Aproaerema polychromella	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Sober and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Sober

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Sober	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and South Africa.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Sober

The African Sober (Aproaerema polychromella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.