Dark Mottled Willow vs Eastern Mole

Spodoptera cilium compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Dark Mottled Willow is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Mottled Willow	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Noctuidae	Talpidae
Genus	Spodoptera	Scalopus
Species	Spodoptera cilium	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Mottled Willow and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Mottled Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Mottled Willow	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Mottled Willow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (Denmark, Germany, Portugal).

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.