Eastern Mole vs Neglected Cave-cricket

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Troglophilus neglectus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Neglected Cave-cricket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Talpidae	Rhaphidophoridae
Genus	Scalopus	Troglophilus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Troglophilus neglectus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Neglected Cave-cricket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Neglected Cave-cricket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Neglected Cave-cricket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Neglected Cave-cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.