European Mole vs Flowering Currant

Talpa europaea compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• European Mole is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Talpidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Talpa	Ribes
Species	Talpa europaea	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Flowering Currant
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.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden