Blind Mole vs New Year-lily

Talpa caeca compared with Gladiolus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while New Year-lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	New Year-lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Talpidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Talpa	Gladiolus
Species	Talpa caeca	Gladiolus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

New Year-lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	New Year-lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Year-lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Portugal.

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.