Balkan Mole vs Deceitful Crayfish

Talpa stankovici compared with Procambarus fallax

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Deceitful Crayfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Deceitful Crayfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Talpidae	Cambaridae
Genus	Talpa	Procambarus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Procambarus fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Mole and Deceitful Crayfish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Deceitful Crayfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Deceitful Crayfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deceitful Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Estonia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.