Elbowbush vs European Mole

Forestiera angustifolia compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elbowbush	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Oleaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Forestiera	Talpa
Species	Forestiera angustifolia	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Elbowbush

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elbowbush	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elbowbush

Habitat

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

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.