Eastern Mole vs Fen Snout

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Nemotelus pantherina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fen Snout
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Scalopus	Nemotelus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Nemotelus pantherina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fen Snout

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fen Snout
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fen Snout

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.