Common Pheasant vs Iberian Mole

Phasianus colchicus compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Common Pheasant is Not Evaluated while Iberian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Pheasant	Iberian Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Phasianidae	Talpidae
Genus	Phasianus	Talpa
Species	Phasianus colchicus	Talpa occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Pheasant and Iberian Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Pheasant	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Pheasant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.