Balkan Mole vs Cottony Willow

Talpa stankovici compared with Salix eriocephala

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Cottony Willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Cottony Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Talpidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Talpa	Salix
Species	Talpa stankovici	Salix eriocephala

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Cottony Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Cottony Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cottony Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.