Hook-Lobed Dandelion vs Iberian Mole

Taraxacum hamatum compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hook-Lobed Dandelion	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Taraxacum	Talpa
Species	Taraxacum hamatum	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hook-Lobed Dandelion	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.