Calingale vs European Mole

Cyperus odoratus compared with Talpa europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calingale	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cyperaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cyperus	Talpa
Species	Cyperus odoratus	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Calingale

LC — Least Concern

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calingale	European Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calingale

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (Italy, Romania), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (4 countries).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Calingale

The Calingale (Cyperus odoratus) is a species in the genus Cyperus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms.