Blindmaulwurf vs Übelriechender Gänsefuss

Talpa caeca compared with Chenopodium vulvaria

Key Differences

• Blindmaulwurf is Least Concern while Übelriechender Gänsefuss is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blindmaulwurf	Übelriechender Gänsefuss
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Talpidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Talpa	Chenopodium
Species	Talpa caeca	Chenopodium vulvaria

Conservation Status

Blindmaulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Übelriechender Gänsefuss

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blindmaulwurf	Übelriechender Gänsefuss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blindmaulwurf

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Übelriechender Gänsefuss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blindmaulwurf

The Blind Mole (Talpa caeca) 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.