Balkan Mole vs cush-cush

Talpa stankovici compared with Dioscorea trifida

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while cush-cush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	cush-cush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Talpidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Talpa	Dioscorea
Species	Talpa stankovici	Dioscorea trifida

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

cush-cush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	cush-cush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cush-cush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.