Eastern Mole vs Willow Oak

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Quercus phellos

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Willow Oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Talpidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Scalopus	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Quercus phellos

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Willow Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Willow Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.