European Mole vs European water vole

Talpa europaea compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• European Mole is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	European Mole	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Talpidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Talpa	Arvicola
Species	Talpa europaea	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

European Mole and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	European Mole	European water vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden