Blind Mole vs Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Talpa caeca compared with Bombus citrinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Talpidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Talpa	Bombus
Species	Talpa caeca	Bombus citrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Mole and Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lemon Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.