Balkan Mole vs Crabgrass

Talpa stankovici compared with Digitaria divaricatissima

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Crabgrass is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Crabgrass
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 divaricatissima

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crabgrass

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Crabgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crabgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.