Eastern Mole vs Greater Crested Tern

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Thalasseus bergii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Greater Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Talpidae	Laridae
Genus	Scalopus	Thalasseus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Thalasseus bergii

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Greater Crested Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Greater Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.