High mallow vs Iberian Mole

Malva sylvestris compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank High mallow 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 Malva Talpa
Species Malva sylvestris Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

High mallow

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute High mallow Iberian Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

High mallow

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

High mallow

No description available.

Iberian Mole

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia