Butterfly Stingaree vs Eastern Mole

Urolophus papilio compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly Stingaree	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Urolophidae	Talpidae
Genus	Urolophus	Scalopus
Species	Urolophus papilio	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly Stingaree and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Butterfly Stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly Stingaree	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly Stingaree

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Butterfly Stingaree

The Butterfly Stingaree (Urolophus papilio) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.