alpine cinquefoil vs European Mole

Potentilla crantzii compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine cinquefoil	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Potentilla	Talpa
Species	Potentilla crantzii	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

alpine cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine cinquefoil	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

alpine cinquefoil

The Alpine cinquefoil (Potentilla crantzii) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden