Eastern Mole vs Painted Skimmer

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Libellula semifasciata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Painted Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Talpidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Scalopus	Libellula
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Libellula semifasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Painted Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Painted Skimmer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.