Blind Mole vs Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Talpa caeca compared with Physalis acutifolia

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Talpidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Talpa	Physalis
Species	Talpa caeca	Physalis acutifolia

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sharp-leaf Ground-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.

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.