Eastern Mole vs Muscoid fly

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Delia radicum

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Muscoid fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Muscoid fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Scalopus	Delia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Delia radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Muscoid fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Muscoid fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Muscoid fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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