European Mole vs winged prickly-ash

Talpa europaea compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Talpa	Zanthoxylum
Species	Talpa europaea	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.