Dover Shade vs Eastern Mole

Cnephasia genitalana compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dover Shade	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	Tortricidae	Talpidae
Genus	Cnephasia	Scalopus
Species	Cnephasia genitalana	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dover Shade	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.