Caucasian Mole vs Water spangles

Talpa caucasica compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mole is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mole	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Talpidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Talpa	Salvinia
Species	Talpa caucasica	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mole	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.