Blind Mole vs Cork Elm

Talpa caeca compared with Ulmus thomasii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Cork Elm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Ulmaceae
Genus	Talpa	Ulmus
Species	Talpa caeca	Ulmus thomasii

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cork Elm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Cork Elm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cork Elm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.