Eastern Mole vs False Dotted Border

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Pieridae
Genus	Scalopus	Belenois
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.