Eastern Mole vs Four-barred Major

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Oxycera rara

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Four-barred Major
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	Oxycera
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Oxycera rara

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Four-barred Major share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Four-barred Major
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.