Eastern Mole vs Trimen's Dotted Border

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Mylothris trimenia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Trimen's Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Pieridae
Genus	Scalopus	Mylothris
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Mylothris trimenia

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Trimen's Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Trimen's Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Trimen's Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Trimen's Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.