Blind Mole vs Floating Fern

Talpa caeca compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Blind Mole is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Mole	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order	Soricomorpha (땃쥐목)	Salviniales (생이가래목)
Family	Talpidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Talpa	Salvinia
Species	Talpa caeca	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Blind Mole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Mole	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Blind Mole

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.