Banded sting-ray vs Eastern Mole

Urolophus circularis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded sting-ray	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Urolophidae	Talpidae
Genus	Urolophus	Scalopus
Species	Urolophus circularis	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded sting-ray and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Banded sting-ray

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded sting-ray	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded sting-ray

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banded sting-ray

The Banded sting-ray (Urolophus circularis) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.