Black-throated Hermit vs Eastern Mole

Phaethornis atrimentalis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-throated Hermit	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Trochilidae	Talpidae
Genus	Phaethornis	Scalopus
Species	Phaethornis atrimentalis	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-throated Hermit and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-throated Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-throated Hermit	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-throated Hermit

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-throated Hermit

The Black-throated Hermit (Phaethornis atrimentalis) is a species in the genus Phaethornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.