Deviltree vs European Mole

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deviltree European Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Apocynaceae Talpidae
Genus Alstonia Talpa
Species Alstonia macrophylla Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deviltree European Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Deviltree

No description available.

European Mole

No description available.

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