boreal wild rye vs Caucasian Mole

Leymus innovatus compared with Talpa caucasica

Key Differences

• boreal wild rye is Not Evaluated while Caucasian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boreal wild rye	Caucasian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Leymus	Talpa
Species	Leymus innovatus	Talpa caucasica

Conservation Status

boreal wild rye

NE — Not Evaluated

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boreal wild rye	Caucasian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boreal wild rye

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

boreal wild rye

The Boreal Wild Rye (Leymus innovatus) is a species in the genus Leymus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Caucasian Mole

The Caucasian Mole (Talpa caucasica) 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.