Eastern Mole vs Gilled lungfish

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Protopterus amphibius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Gilled lungfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dipneusti (Dipneusti)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ceratodontiformes (Ceratodontiformes)
Family	Talpidae	Protopteridae
Genus	Scalopus	Protopterus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Protopterus amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Gilled lungfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Gilled lungfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Gilled lungfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gilled lungfish