European Mole vs Irish Threadwort

Talpa europaea compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Talpa	Telaranea
Species	Talpa europaea	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.