European Mole vs

Talpa europaea compared with Sphingomonas flava

Key Differences

• European Mole is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Talpidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Talpa	Sphingomonas
Species	Talpa europaea	Sphingomonas flava

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Sphingomonas flava is a yellow-pigmented, gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae. It inhabits soil and freshwater environments and, like other members of the genus, possesses sphingolipids in its outer membrane that distinguish it from most other gram-negative bacteria. Its conservation status is not evaluated.