Eastern Mole vs Fruit fly

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Urophora stylata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Fruit fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Scalopus	Urophora
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Urophora stylata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fruit fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Fruit fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fruit fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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