Balkan Mole vs Barn Fern

Talpa stankovici compared with Asplenium haughtonii

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Barn Fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Barn Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Talpidae	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Talpa	Asplenium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Asplenium haughtonii

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Barn Fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Barn Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Barn Fern

Habitat

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

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.

Barn Fern

The Barn Fern (Asplenium haughtonii) is a species in the genus Asplenium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.