Eastern Mole vs Nose botfly

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Oestridae
Genus	Scalopus	Gasterophilus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Nose botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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