European Mole vs Flat Wrack

Talpa europaea compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Talpidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Talpa	Fucus
Species	Talpa europaea	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).