Dark Marbled Carpet vs Eastern Mole

Dysstroma citrata compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Marbled 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	Dysstroma	Scalopus
Species	Dysstroma citrata	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dark Marbled Carpet

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Marbled Carpet	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Marbled Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.