Eastern Mole vs hairy willow

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Salix vestita

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	hairy 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 vestita

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

hairy willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

hairy willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.