Caucasian Mole vs Pinwheelflower

Talpa caucasica compared with Tabernaemontana divaricata

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mole is Least Concern while Pinwheelflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mole	Pinwheelflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Talpa	Tabernaemontana
Species	Talpa caucasica	Tabernaemontana divaricata

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Pinwheelflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mole	Pinwheelflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pinwheelflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (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.