alpine bittercress vs Balkan Mole

Cardamine bellidifolia compared with Talpa stankovici

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine bittercress	Balkan Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Brassicaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Cardamine	Talpa
Species	Cardamine bellidifolia	Talpa stankovici

Conservation Status

alpine bittercress

LC — Least Concern

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine bittercress	Balkan Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine bittercress

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

alpine bittercress

The Alpine bittercress (Cardamine bellidifolia) is a species in the genus Cardamine. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Balkan Mole

The Balkan Mole (Talpa stankovici) 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. Like other members of its genus, this species plays a role in its native ecosystem.