European Mole vs Tufted Clusterfly

Talpa europaea compared with Pollenia pediculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Talpidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Talpa	Pollenia
Species	Talpa europaea	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

European Mole and Tufted Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Tufted Clusterfly
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.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden