Ash-coloured Sober vs Eastern Mole

Acompsia cinerella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ash-coloured 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 Acompsia Scalopus
Species Acompsia cinerella Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ash-coloured Sober

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ash-coloured Sober Eastern Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-coloured Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash-coloured Sober

Ash-coloured sober (Acompsia cinerella) is a species in the genus Acompsia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Eastern Mole

No description available.

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