Dog-Strangling Vine vs European Mole

Vincetoxicum rossicum compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dog-Strangling Vine	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	Vincetoxicum	Talpa
Species	Vincetoxicum rossicum	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dog-Strangling Vine	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden