Devil's Bit vs European Mole

Ruellia tuberosa compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

Devil's Bit is Not Evaluated while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Bit	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Acanthaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ruellia	Talpa
Species	Ruellia tuberosa	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Devil's Bit

NE — Not Evaluated

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Bit	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Bit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (9 countries), North America (Bahamas, Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Palau), and South America (4 countries).