Blind Mole vs Fivefingers

Talpa caeca compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Talpidae	Araceae
Genus	Talpa	Syngonium
Species	Talpa caeca	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.