Balkan Mole vs Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Talpa stankovici compared with Hydrophyllum canadense

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Talpidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Talpa	Hydrophyllum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Hydrophyllum canadense

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf

The Blunt-Leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) is a species in the genus Hydrophyllum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.