Blind Mole vs Flame Nasturtium

Talpa caeca compared with Tropaeolum speciosum

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Flame Nasturtium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Flame Nasturtium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Talpidae	Tropaeolaceae
Genus	Talpa	Tropaeolum
Species	Talpa caeca	Tropaeolum speciosum

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Flame Nasturtium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Flame Nasturtium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flame Nasturtium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.