Eastern Mole vs Sweat Bee

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Sweat Bee
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	Lasioglossum
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Lasioglossum leucozonium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Sweat Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).