Caucasian Mole vs Dixie rosemallow

Talpa caucasica compared with Hibiscus mutabilis

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mole is Least Concern while Dixie rosemallow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mole	Dixie rosemallow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Talpidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Talpa	Hibiscus
Species	Talpa caucasica	Hibiscus mutabilis

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dixie rosemallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mole	Dixie rosemallow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dixie rosemallow

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.