Ankle Thorn vs European Mole

Vachellia robusta compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ankle Thorn	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Vachellia	Talpa
Species	Vachellia robusta	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Ankle Thorn

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ankle Thorn	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ankle Thorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Ankle Thorn

The Ankle Thorn (Vachellia robusta) is a species in the genus Vachellia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.