Golden Clover vs Iberian Mole

Trifolium aureum compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Golden Clover is Near Threatened while Iberian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Clover	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Trifolium	Talpa
Species	Trifolium aureum	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Golden Clover

NT — Near Threatened

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Clover	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.