Cypress Carpet vs Eastern Mole

Thera cupressata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Cypress Carpet is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cypress Carpet	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	Geometridae	Talpidae
Genus	Thera	Scalopus
Species	Thera cupressata	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cypress Carpet and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cypress Carpet

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cypress Carpet	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cypress Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Germany.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.