Balkan Mole vs Beaver-Root

Talpa stankovici compared with Nuphar variegata

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Beaver-Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Beaver-Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family	Talpidae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus	Talpa	Nuphar
Species	Talpa stankovici	Nuphar variegata

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Beaver-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Beaver-Root
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Beaver-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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.

Beaver-Root

The Beaver-Root (Nuphar variegata) is a species in the genus Nuphar. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Nuphar variegata.