Blind Mole vs Calingale

Talpa caeca compared with Cyperus odoratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Calingale
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Talpa	Cyperus
Species	Talpa caeca	Cyperus odoratus

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Calingale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Calingale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Calingale

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (Italy, Romania), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Calingale

The Calingale (Cyperus odoratus) is a species in the genus Cyperus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms.