Bronze Ground Beetle vs European Mole

Carabus nemoralis compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bronze Ground Beetle	European Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Carabidae	Talpidae
Genus	Carabus	Talpa
Species	Carabus nemoralis	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Bronze Ground Beetle and European Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bronze Ground Beetle

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bronze Ground Beetle	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bronze Ground Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Bronze Ground Beetle

The Bronze Ground Beetle (Carabus nemoralis) is a species in the genus Carabus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden