Ascending Cotoneaster vs European Mole

Cotoneaster ascendens compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Ascending Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ascending Cotoneaster	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	Cotoneaster	Talpa
Species	Cotoneaster ascendens	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Ascending Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ascending Cotoneaster	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ascending Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Ascending Cotoneaster

Ascending cotoneaster (Cotoneaster ascendens) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden