Dark-Eyed Junco vs Eastern Mole

Junco hyemalis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Dark-Eyed Junco is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark-Eyed Junco	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Passerellidae	Talpidae
Genus	Junco	Scalopus
Species	Junco hyemalis	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark-Eyed Junco and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Dark-Eyed Junco

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark-Eyed Junco	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark-Eyed Junco

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dark-Eyed Junco

Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.