Banded Chink Shell vs Eastern Mole

Lacuna vincta compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Chink Shell	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Littorinidae	Talpidae
Genus	Lacuna	Scalopus
Species	Lacuna vincta	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Chink Shell and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Chink Shell

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Chink Shell	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Chink Shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banded Chink Shell

The Banded Chink Shell (Lacuna vincta) is a species in the genus Lacuna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.