Balkan Mole vs Davidse Holly

Talpa stankovici compared with Ilex davidsei

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Davidse Holly is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Davidse Holly
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 davidsei

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Davidse Holly

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Davidse Holly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Davidse Holly

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.