Blind Mole vs pignut

Talpa caeca compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Mesosphaerum
Species	Talpa caeca	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.