Hedgemustard vs Iberian Mole

Sisymbrium officinale compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hedgemustard Iberian Mole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Brassicales (Brassicales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Brassicaceae Talpidae
Genus Sisymbrium Talpa
Species Sisymbrium officinale Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Hedgemustard

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hedgemustard Iberian Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hedgemustard

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hedgemustard

No description available.

Iberian Mole

No description available.

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