blackneck vs Iberian Mole

Lygephila pastinum compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Iberian Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Erebidae	Talpidae
Genus	Lygephila	Talpa
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Talpa occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Iberian Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.