vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Nitzschia angularis compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Northern Marsupial Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Bacillariaceae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Nitzschia	Notoryctes
Species	Nitzschia angularis	Notoryctes caurinus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Northern Marsupial Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Northern Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitzschia angularis is an elongated, pennate freshwater diatom with angular poles and a distinctive raphe positioned along the keel of the frustule. It inhabits eutrophic to mesotrophic freshwater environments including rivers, ponds, and nutrient-enriched lakes. This photosynthetic diatom is associated with moderately enriched freshwater conditions.