Dark Marbled Carpet vs European Mole

Dysstroma citrata compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Marbled Carpet	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	Geometridae	Talpidae
Genus	Dysstroma	Talpa
Species	Dysstroma citrata	Talpa europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Marbled Carpet and European Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Dark Marbled Carpet

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Marbled Carpet	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Marbled Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden