Blind Mole vs Large-Tuberculed Dock

Talpa caeca compared with Rumex pallidus

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Large-Tuberculed Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Large-Tuberculed Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Talpidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Talpa	Rumex
Species	Talpa caeca	Rumex pallidus

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Large-Tuberculed Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Large-Tuberculed Dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-Tuberculed Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.