Blind Mole vs Southern Damselfly

Talpa caeca compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Talpidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Talpa	Coenagrion
Species	Talpa caeca	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind Mole and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Southern Damselfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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.