Balkan Mole vs Deer Horn

Talpa stankovici compared with Clarkia pulchella

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Deer Horn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Deer Horn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Talpidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Talpa	Clarkia
Species	Talpa stankovici	Clarkia pulchella

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Deer Horn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Deer Horn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Deer Horn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.