Broad-ringed White-eye vs Eastern Mole

Zosterops poliogastrus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-ringed White-eye	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Zosteropidae	Talpidae
Genus	Zosterops	Scalopus
Species	Zosterops poliogastrus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-ringed White-eye and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Broad-ringed White-eye

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-ringed White-eye	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-ringed White-eye

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Kenya, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-ringed White-eye

The Broad-Ringed White-Eye (Zosterops poliogastrus) is a species in the genus Zosterops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.