Iberian Mole vs Spiny Threadwort

Talpa occidentalis compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Iberian Mole	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Talpidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Talpa	Cephaloziella
Species	Talpa occidentalis	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Iberian Mole	Spiny Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.