Eastern Mole vs Florida Willow

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Salix floridana

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Florida Willow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Florida Willow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Florida Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Florida Willow

Habitat

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