Gunpowder tree vs Iberian Mole

Melochia umbellata compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gunpowder tree	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Malvaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Melochia	Talpa
Species	Melochia umbellata	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gunpowder tree	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.