Balkan Mole vs Delicate Horsetail

Talpa stankovici compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Talpidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Talpa	Equisetum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Delicate Horsetail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.