House Sparrow vs Iberian Mole

Passer domesticus compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank House Sparrow Iberian Mole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Aves (Birds) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Passeriformes (Songbirds) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Passeridae Talpidae
Genus Passer Talpa
Species Passer domesticus Talpa occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

House Sparrow and Iberian Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

House Sparrow

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute House Sparrow Iberian Mole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

House Sparrow

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (25 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu), and South America (8 countries).

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

House Sparrow

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Iberian Mole

No description available.

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