Ash-Leaved Spiraea vs Balkan Mole

Sorbaria sorbifolia compared with Talpa stankovici

Key Differences

• Ash-Leaved Spiraea is Not Evaluated while Balkan Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash-Leaved Spiraea	Balkan Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Talpidae
Genus	Sorbaria	Talpa
Species	Sorbaria sorbifolia	Talpa stankovici

Conservation Status

Ash-Leaved Spiraea

NE — Not Evaluated

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash-Leaved Spiraea	Balkan Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash-Leaved Spiraea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (26 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ash-Leaved Spiraea

Ash-leaved spiraea (Sorbaria sorbifolia) is a species in the genus Sorbaria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.