Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Blind Mole

Cerastium arcticum compared with Talpa caeca

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Blind Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Blind Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cerastium	Talpa
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Talpa caeca

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Blind Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Blind Mole

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) 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.