Bird-cherry Ermine vs Eastern Mole

Yponomeuta evonymella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird-cherry Ermine	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	Yponomeutidae	Talpidae
Genus	Yponomeuta	Scalopus
Species	Yponomeuta evonymella	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird-cherry Ermine and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bird-cherry Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird-cherry Ermine	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird-cherry Ermine

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.

Bird-cherry Ermine

The Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) is a species in the genus Yponomeuta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.