bastard toadflax vs European Mole

Thesium humifusum compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Thesiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Thesium	Talpa
Species	Thesium humifusum	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium