Blind Mole vs Prickly Heath

Talpa caeca compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Talpa	Gaultheria
Species	Talpa caeca	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.