Eastern Mole vs House Crow

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Corvus splendens

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while House Crow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	House Crow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Talpidae	Corvidae (Crows & Ravens)
Genus	Scalopus	Corvus (Crows & Ravens)
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Corvus splendens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

House Crow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	House Crow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House Crow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (10 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

House Crow

House Crow (Corvus splendens) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.