Fringed rue vs Iberian Mole

Ruta chalepensis compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Fringed rue is Not Evaluated while Iberian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed rue	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rutaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ruta	Talpa
Species	Ruta chalepensis	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fringed rue	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.