Caucasian Mole vs Yellow Restharrow

Talpa caucasica compared with Ononis natrix

Key Differences

• Caucasian Mole is Least Concern while Yellow Restharrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Caucasian Mole	Yellow Restharrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Talpidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Talpa	Ononis
Species	Talpa caucasica	Ononis natrix

Conservation Status

Caucasian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Restharrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Caucasian Mole	Yellow Restharrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Caucasian Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (7 countries).

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.