Eastern Mole vs Shiny Dufourea

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Talpidae	Halictidae
Genus	Scalopus	Dufourea
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Shiny Dufourea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.