Broad-bracted Dandelion vs European Mole

Taraxacum acroglossum compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-bracted Dandelion	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Talpa
Species	Taraxacum acroglossum	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Broad-bracted Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-bracted Dandelion	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Broad-bracted Dandelion

The Broad-bracted Dandelion (Taraxacum acroglossum) is a species in the genus Taraxacum. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden