Balkan Mole vs Dahoon

Talpa stankovici compared with Ilex cassine

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Dahoon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Talpidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Talpa	Ilex
Species	Talpa stankovici	Ilex cassine

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dahoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dahoon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba 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.