Eastern Mole vs Netted Mountain Moth

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Macaria carbonaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Netted Mountain Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Geometridae
Genus	Scalopus	Macaria
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Macaria carbonaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Netted Mountain Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Netted Mountain Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Netted Mountain Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Netted Mountain Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.