American Bladdernut vs European Mole

Staphylea trifolia compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bladdernut	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Staphylea	Talpa
Species	Staphylea trifolia	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

American Bladdernut

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bladdernut	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

American Bladdernut

The American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) is a species in the genus Staphylea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.