Eastern Mole vs Ringed Emerald

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Somatochlora albicincta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Ringed 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 albicincta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ringed Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ringed Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.