Bugloss Spear-wing vs Eastern Mole

Tinagma ocnerostomella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bugloss Spear-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	Douglasiidae	Talpidae
Genus	Tinagma	Scalopus
Species	Tinagma ocnerostomella	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bugloss Spear-wing

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bugloss Spear-wing	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bugloss Spear-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.

Bugloss Spear-wing

The Bugloss Spear-Wing (Tinagma ocnerostomella) is a species in the genus Tinagma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.