Blind Mole vs Dawson's cockle

Talpa caeca compared with Sabulina dawsonensis

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Dawson's cockle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Dawson's cockle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Talpa	Sabulina
Species	Talpa caeca	Sabulina dawsonensis

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dawson's cockle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Dawson's cockle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dawson's cockle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.