Eastern Mole vs Silent Firefly

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Photinus indictus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Scalopus	Photinus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Silent Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Silent Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.