Eastern Mole vs Sand Violet

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Sand 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 fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.