Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Eastern Mole

Acrobasis consociella compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pyralidae	Talpidae
Genus	Acrobasis	Scalopus
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad-barred Knot-horn and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-barred Knot-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broad-barred Knot-horn

The Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella) is a species in the genus Acrobasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.