daubentons bat vs Eastern Mole

Myotis daubentonii compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• daubentons bat is Near Threatened while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	daubentons bat	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Talpidae
Genus	Myotis	Scalopus
Species	Myotis daubentonii	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

daubentons bat and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

daubentons bat

NT — Near Threatened

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	daubentons bat	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

daubentons bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

daubentons bat

daubentons bat (Myotis daubentonii) 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.