Drab Clothes vs Eastern Mole

Haplotinea insectella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drab Clothes	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	Tineidae	Talpidae
Genus	Haplotinea	Scalopus
Species	Haplotinea insectella	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Drab Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drab Clothes	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drab Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.