Eastern Mole vs Ocellated Emerald

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Somatochlora minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Ocellated Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Talpidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Scalopus	Somatochlora
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Ocellated Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ocellated Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.