Bitter-Ash vs Caucasian Mole

Euonymus atropurpureus compared with Talpa caucasica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter-Ash	Caucasian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Celastraceae	Talpidae
Genus	Euonymus	Talpa
Species	Euonymus atropurpureus	Talpa caucasica

Conservation Status

Bitter-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter-Ash	Caucasian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter-Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter-Ash

The Bitter-Ash (Euonymus atropurpureus) is a species in the genus Euonymus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.