Eastern Mole vs Italian Festoon

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Zerynthia cassandra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Italian Festoon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Papilionidae
Genus	Scalopus	Zerynthia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Zerynthia cassandra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Italian Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Italian Festoon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Italian Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Italy.