Banded Pine Weevil vs Eastern Mole

Pissodes castaneus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded Pine Weevil	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Curculionidae	Talpidae
Genus	Pissodes	Scalopus
Species	Pissodes castaneus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded Pine Weevil and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded Pine Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded Pine Weevil	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded Pine Weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banded Pine Weevil

The Banded Pine Weevil (Pissodes castaneus) is a species in the genus Pissodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.