Blind Mole vs Fourstamen chickweed

Talpa caeca compared with Cerastium diffusum

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Fourstamen chickweed is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Fourstamen chickweed
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	Cerastium
Species	Talpa caeca	Cerastium diffusum

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Fourstamen chickweed

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Fourstamen chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fourstamen chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.