Bed-jacket vs European Mole

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket European Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Sapindaceae Talpidae
Genus Alectryon Talpa
Species Alectryon tomentosus Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket European Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

European Mole

No description available.

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