buttoned snout vs Greater Chinese Mole

Hypena rostralis compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	buttoned snout	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erebidae	Talpidae
Genus	Hypena	Euroscaptor
Species	Hypena rostralis	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

buttoned snout and Greater Chinese Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

buttoned snout

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	buttoned snout	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

buttoned snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

buttoned snout

The Buttoned snout (Hypena rostralis) is a species in the genus Hypena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.