Balkan Mole vs Canker Rose

Talpa stankovici compared with Rosa canina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Mole Canker Rose
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Talpidae Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus Talpa Rosa (Roses)
Species Talpa stankovici Rosa canina

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Canker Rose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Mole Canker Rose
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canker Rose

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Peru).

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.

Canker Rose

The Canker Rose (Rosa canina) is a species in the genus Rosa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

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