European Mole vs large painted-lady

Talpa europaea compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• European Mole is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Talpa	Gladiolus
Species	Talpa europaea	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	large painted-lady
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.

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).