Toupeira-europeia vs Millipede

Talpa europaea compared with Cylindroiulus truncorum

Key Differences

• Toupeira-europeia is Least Concern while Millipede is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Toupeira-europeia	Millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Diplopoda (Diplópode)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Julida (Julida)
Family	Talpidae	Julidae
Genus	Talpa	Cylindroiulus
Species	Talpa europaea	Cylindroiulus truncorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Toupeira-europeia

LC — Least Concern

Millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Toupeira-europeia	Millipede
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Toupeira-europeia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Millipede

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden