Afghan-Melon vs Iberian Mole

Citrullus lanatus compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Afghan-Melon is Not Evaluated while Iberian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Afghan-Melon	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cucurbitaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Citrullus	Talpa
Species	Citrullus lanatus	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Afghan-Melon

NE — Not Evaluated

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Afghan-Melon	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Afghan-Melon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Belize, Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Afghan-Melon

The Afghan-Melon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species in the genus Citrullus. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, and Belgium.