Flat Wrack vs Iberian Mole

Fucus spiralis compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Flat Wrack Iberian Mole
Kingdom Chromista (Chromista) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Fucales (Fucales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Fucaceae Talpidae
Genus Fucus Talpa
Species Fucus spiralis Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Flat Wrack Iberian Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

No description available.

Iberian Mole

No description available.

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