Bladdernut vs Caucasian Mole

Staphylea pinnata compared with Talpa caucasica

Key Differences

• Bladdernut is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladdernut	Caucasian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Staphyleaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Staphylea	Talpa
Species	Staphylea pinnata	Talpa caucasica

Conservation Status

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladdernut	Caucasian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. 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.