Eastern Sowbread vs European Mole

Cyclamen coum compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Eastern Sowbread is Not Evaluated while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Sowbread	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Primulaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cyclamen	Talpa
Species	Cyclamen coum	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Eastern Sowbread

NE — Not Evaluated

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Sowbread	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Sowbread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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