Eastern Mole vs Oak Nycteoline

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Nycteola revayana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Oak Nycteoline
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Nolidae
Genus	Scalopus	Nycteola
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Nycteola revayana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oak Nycteoline

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Oak Nycteoline
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oak Nycteoline

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.