Balkan Mole vs bastard toadflax

Talpa stankovici compared with Thesium humifusum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while bastard toadflax is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	bastard toadflax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Talpidae	Thesiaceae
Genus	Talpa	Thesium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Thesium humifusum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

bastard toadflax

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	bastard toadflax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

bastard toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

bastard toadflax

The Bastard toadflax (Thesium humifusum) is a species in the genus Thesium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.