Eastern Mole vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Talpidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Scalopus	Ctenolepisma
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Four-Lined Silverfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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