Blind Mole vs Texas Ash

Talpa caeca compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Talpidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Talpa	Fraxinus
Species	Talpa caeca	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Texas Ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Texas Ash

Habitat

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

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.