Devil-thorn vs European Mole

Echinocereus pseudopectinatus compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil-thorn	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cactaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Echinocereus	Talpa
Species	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil-thorn	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil-thorn

Habitat

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

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.