Balkan Mole vs Crab Grass

Talpa stankovici compared with Digitaria siderograpta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Crab Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Talpidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Talpa	Digitaria
Species	Talpa stankovici	Digitaria siderograpta

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crab Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Crab Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crab Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.