European Mole vs Funck's Rustwort

Talpa europaea compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• European Mole is Least Concern while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Talpa	Marsupella
Species	Talpa europaea	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Funck's Rustwort
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.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden