Guaje vs Toupeira

Leucaena esculenta compared with Talpa occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Guaje	Toupeira
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Fabaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Leucaena	Talpa
Species	Leucaena esculenta	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Guaje

LC — Least Concern

Toupeira

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Guaje	Toupeira
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Guaje

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Toupeira

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.