Blind Mole vs top paspalum

Talpa caeca compared with Paspalum plicatulum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	top paspalum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Talpa	Paspalum
Species	Talpa caeca	Paspalum plicatulum

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

top paspalum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	top paspalum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

top paspalum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.