Dried Fruit Beetle vs Eastern Mole

Carpophilus hemipterus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dried Fruit Beetle	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Nitidulidae	Talpidae
Genus	Carpophilus	Scalopus
Species	Carpophilus hemipterus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dried Fruit Beetle and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dried Fruit Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dried Fruit Beetle	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dried Fruit Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.