Eastern Mole vs Violet checkered beetle

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Cleridae
Genus	Scalopus	Necrobia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Violet checkered beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).