Topo ciego vs piquitos castaña

Talpa caeca compared with Carcharodus alceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Topo ciego	piquitos castaña
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Talpidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Talpa	Carcharodus
Species	Talpa caeca	Carcharodus alceae

Evolutionary Relationship

Topo ciego and piquitos castaña share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Topo ciego

LC — Least Concern

piquitos castaña

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Topo ciego	piquitos castaña
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Topo ciego

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

piquitos castaña

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (32 countries).

Topo ciego

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.