Blue Bottle Fly vs Eastern Mole

Calliphora vomitoria compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Bottle Fly	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Calliphoridae	Talpidae
Genus	Calliphora	Scalopus
Species	Calliphora vomitoria	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Bottle Fly and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blue Bottle Fly

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Bottle Fly	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Bottle Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue Bottle Fly

The Blue Bottle Fly (Calliphora vomitoria) is a species in the genus Calliphora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.