Bayou Violet vs Eastern Mole

Viola sororia compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Bayou Violet is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bayou Violet	Eastern Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Violaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Viola	Scalopus
Species	Viola sororia	Scalopus aquaticus

Conservation Status

Bayou Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bayou Violet	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bayou Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bayou Violet

The Bayou Violet (Viola sororia) is a species in the genus Viola. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.