Five-spot Ermel vs Greater Chinese Mole

Ethmia terminella compared with Euroscaptor grandis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-spot Ermel	Greater Chinese Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ethmiidae	Talpidae
Genus	Ethmia	Euroscaptor
Species	Ethmia terminella	Euroscaptor grandis

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-spot Ermel and Greater Chinese Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Greater Chinese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-spot Ermel	Greater Chinese Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-spot Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Greater Chinese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.