European Mole vs Fimbry

Talpa europaea compared with Fimbristylis littoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank European Mole Fimbry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Poales (Grasses)
Family Talpidae Cyperaceae
Genus Talpa Fimbristylis
Species Talpa europaea Fimbristylis littoralis

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fimbry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute European Mole Fimbry
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Fimbry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Brunei, Singapore, Thailand), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

European Mole

No description available.

Fimbry

No description available.

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