Eastern Mole vs Serotine

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Eptesicus serotinus

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Talpidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Scalopus	Eptesicus
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Eptesicus serotinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Serotine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Serotine

O morcego-de-peito-amarelo (Eptesicus serotinus) esta classificado como Vulneravel (VU) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Enfrenta um alto risco de ameaca em estado selvagem, com populacoes em declinio e crescente pressao sobre o seu habitat.