Blind Mole vs Oriental asperula

Talpa caeca compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Asperula
Species	Talpa caeca	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (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.