Doum Palm vs Iberian Mole

Hyphaene thebaica compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Doum Palm	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Arecaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Hyphaene	Talpa
Species	Hyphaene thebaica	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Doum Palm	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.