Kornblume vs Spanischer Maulwurf

Centaurea cyanus compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

Kornblume is Near Threatened while Spanischer Maulwurf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kornblume	Spanischer Maulwurf
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Centaurea	Talpa
Species	Centaurea cyanus	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Kornblume

NT — Near Threatened

Spanischer Maulwurf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kornblume	Spanischer Maulwurf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kornblume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Nepal, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.