Iberian Mole vs slender thistle

Talpa occidentalis compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Iberian Mole is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Iberian Mole	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Talpa	Carduus
Species	Talpa occidentalis	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Iberian Mole	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.