orelha vs Toupeira

Haliotis tuberculata compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• orelha is Vulnerable while Toupeira is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	orelha	Toupeira
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Haliotidae	Talpidae
Genus	Haliotis	Talpa
Species	Haliotis tuberculata	Talpa occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

orelha and Toupeira share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

orelha

VU — Vulnerable

Toupeira

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	orelha	Toupeira
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

orelha

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gabon), Asia (Israel), and Europe (9 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Toupeira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orelha

The Abalone (Haliotis tuberculata) is a species in the genus Haliotis. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. It is found across Belgium, France, Gabon, and 2 other countries, inhabiting Found across multiple habitat types including mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.