Bath White vs European Mole

Pontia daplidice compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath White	European Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Pieridae	Talpidae
Genus	Pontia	Talpa
Species	Pontia daplidice	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Bath White and European Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bath White

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath White	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath White

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (17 countries).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Bath White

The Bath White (Pontia daplidice) is a species in the genus Pontia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium