Balkan Mole vs Blaaubok

Talpa stankovici compared with Hippotragus leucophaeus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Blaaubok is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Blaaubok
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Talpidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Talpa	Hippotragus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hippotragus leucophaeus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Blaaubok share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Blaaubok

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Blaaubok
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blaaubok

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Blaaubok

The Blaaubok (Hippotragus leucophaeus) is a species in the genus Hippotragus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.