bastard toadflax vs Northern Mole Vole

Thesium humifusum compared with Ellobius talpinus

Key Differences

• bastard toadflax is Near Threatened while Northern Mole Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard toadflax	Northern Mole Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Santalales (Santalales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thesiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Thesium	Ellobius
Species	Thesium humifusum	Ellobius talpinus

Conservation Status

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Mole Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard toadflax	Northern Mole Vole
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.

Northern Mole Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.