alpine bearberry vs Caucasian Mole

Arctostaphylos alpinus compared with Talpa caucasica

Key Differences

• alpine bearberry is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bearberry	Caucasian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Ericaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Talpa
Species	Arctostaphylos alpinus	Talpa caucasica

Conservation Status

alpine bearberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bearberry	Caucasian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bearberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine bearberry

The Alpine bearberry (Arctostaphylos alpinus) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Norway.

Caucasian Mole

The Caucasian Mole (Talpa caucasica) is a species in the genus Talpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.