Apple sucker vs Eastern Mole

Cacopsylla mali compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Apple sucker is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple sucker	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Psyllidae	Talpidae
Genus	Cacopsylla	Scalopus
Species	Cacopsylla mali	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Apple sucker

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple sucker	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple sucker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Apple sucker

The Apple sucker (Cacopsylla mali) is a species in the genus Cacopsylla. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.