Angled Burr Cucumber vs European Mole

Sicyos angulatus compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Angled Burr Cucumber is Not Evaluated while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled Burr Cucumber	European 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	Sicyos	Talpa
Species	Sicyos angulatus	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Angled Burr Cucumber

NE — Not Evaluated

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled Burr Cucumber	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled Burr Cucumber

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (6 countries), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Angled Burr Cucumber

The Angled Burr Cucumber (Sicyos angulatus) is a species in the genus Sicyos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden