Eastern Mole vs Flame Neb

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Chrysoesthia drurella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Flame Neb
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Scalopus	Chrysoesthia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Chrysoesthia drurella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flame Neb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Flame Neb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Neb

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).