Blind Mole vs Elephant Apple

Talpa caeca compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Talpidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Talpa	Dillenia
Species	Talpa caeca	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.