Balkan Mole vs Ceylon-olive

Talpa stankovici compared with Elaeocarpus serratus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Ceylon-olive is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Ceylon-olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Talpidae	Elaeocarpaceae
Genus	Talpa	Elaeocarpus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Elaeocarpus serratus

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Ceylon-olive

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Ceylon-olive
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ceylon-olive

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.

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.

Ceylon-olive

The Ceylon-Olive (Elaeocarpus serratus) is a species in the genus Elaeocarpus. Distributed across Brazil, Mauritius, and Taiwan.