Balkan Mole vs Desert ragwort

Talpa stankovici compared with Senecio eremophilus

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Desert ragwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Desert ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Talpidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Talpa	Senecio
Species	Talpa stankovici	Senecio eremophilus

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Desert ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Desert ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.