Balkan Mole vs Currant Stem Girdler

Talpa stankovici compared with Agrilus ribesi

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Currant Stem Girdler is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Currant Stem Girdler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Talpidae	Buprestidae
Genus	Talpa	Agrilus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Agrilus ribesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Currant Stem Girdler share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Currant Stem Girdler

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Currant Stem Girdler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Currant Stem Girdler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, 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.