Eastern Mole vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Talpidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Scalopus	Sepia
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish