Eastern Mole vs face fly

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Musca autumnalis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while face fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	face fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Muscidae
Genus	Scalopus	Musca
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Musca autumnalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

face fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	face fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

face fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.