Balkan Mole vs Chinese-pepper

Talpa stankovici compared with Zanthoxylum simulans

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Chinese-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Chinese-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Talpidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Talpa	Zanthoxylum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Zanthoxylum simulans

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Chinese-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Chinese-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.

Chinese-pepper

The Chinese-pepper (Zanthoxylum simulans) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. Distributed across Taiwan and United States.