Dark Stonewort vs Iberian Mole

Nitella opaca compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Stonewort	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Charophyta (Charophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charales (Charales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Characeae	Talpidae
Genus	Nitella	Talpa
Species	Nitella opaca	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Stonewort	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.