Balkan Mole vs Beaked hawksbeard

Talpa stankovici compared with Crepis vesicaria

Key Differences

  • Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Beaked hawksbeard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Mole Beaked hawksbeard
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Talpidae Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Talpa Crepis
Species Talpa stankovici Crepis vesicaria

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Beaked hawksbeard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Mole Beaked hawksbeard
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaked hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Beaked hawksbeard

The Beaked hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) is a species in the genus Crepis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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