Eastern Mole vs Marbled Minor

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Oligia strigilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Marbled Minor
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Scalopus	Oligia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Oligia strigilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Minor

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Marbled Minor
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marbled Minor

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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