Blind Mole vs Mountain yam

Talpa caeca compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Talpidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Talpa	Dioscorea
Species	Talpa caeca	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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

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.