Balkan Mole vs Crested gentian

Talpa stankovici compared with Gentiana septemfida

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Crested gentian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Crested gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Talpa	Gentiana
Species	Talpa stankovici	Gentiana septemfida

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Crested gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Crested gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, 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.