Buckthorn Bent-wing vs Eastern Mole

Bucculatrix frangutella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckthorn Bent-wing	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	Bucculatricidae	Talpidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Scalopus
Species	Bucculatrix frangutella	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Buckthorn Bent-wing and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Buckthorn Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckthorn Bent-wing	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckthorn Bent-wing

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.

Buckthorn Bent-wing

The Buckthorn Bent-Wing (Bucculatrix frangutella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.