Arctic willow vs Eastern Mole

Salix arctica compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Arctic willow is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic willow	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Salicaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Salix	Scalopus
Species	Salix arctica	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Arctic willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic willow	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic willow

The Arctic willow (Salix arctica) is a species in the genus Salix. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.