Dowdy Plume vs Eastern Mole

Stenoptilia zophodactylus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Dowdy Plume is Extinct while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dowdy Plume	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	Pterophoridae	Talpidae
Genus	Stenoptilia	Scalopus
Species	Stenoptilia zophodactylus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dowdy Plume	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.