European Mole vs Silver Lime

Talpa europaea compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• European Mole is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Talpa	Tilia
Species	Talpa europaea	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden