Eastern Mole vs Southern Dwarf

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Elachista stabilella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Southern Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Scalopus	Elachista
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Elachista stabilella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Southern Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.