Buckeye-leafed Cassava vs Iberian Mole

Manihot aesculifolia compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Manihot	Talpa
Species	Manihot aesculifolia	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

LC — Least Concern

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buckeye-leafed Cassava	Iberian Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

Habitat

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

Iberian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Buckeye-leafed Cassava

The Buckeye-Leafed Cassava (Manihot aesculifolia) is a species in the genus Manihot. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.