Chimney Swift vs Eastern Mole

Chaetura pelagica compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Chimney Swift is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chimney Swift	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apodidae	Talpidae
Genus	Chaetura	Scalopus
Species	Chaetura pelagica	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chimney Swift

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chimney Swift	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chimney Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chimney Swift

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.