Caucasian Mole vs Indian-plum

Talpa caucasica compared with Flacourtia jangomas

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mole is Least Concern while Indian-plum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mole	Indian-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Talpa	Flacourtia
Species	Talpa caucasica	Flacourtia jangomas

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Indian-plum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mole	Indian-plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indian-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Maldives, Singapore, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia).

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.