Caucasian Mole vs wild safflower

Talpa caucasica compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mole is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mole	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Talpa	Carthamus
Species	Talpa caucasica	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mole	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.