Blind Mole vs dead-rat-tree

Talpa caeca compared with Adansonia digitata

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while dead-rat-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	dead-rat-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Talpa	Adansonia
Species	Talpa caeca	Adansonia digitata

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

dead-rat-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	dead-rat-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dead-rat-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.