Caucasian Mole vs Crab Finger Grass

Talpa caucasica compared with Digitaria sanguinalis

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mole is Least Concern while Crab Finger Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mole	Crab Finger Grass
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	Digitaria
Species	Talpa caucasica	Digitaria sanguinalis

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crab Finger Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mole	Crab Finger Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab Finger Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga), and South America (5 countries).

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.