Eastern Mole vs Limestone Violet

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Limestone Violet

Habitat

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