European Mole vs Vegetable fern

Talpa europaea compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Talpa	Diplazium
Species	Talpa europaea	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.