Eastern Mole vs Southern Damselfly

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Talpidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Scalopus	Coenagrion
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.