Balkan Mole vs Dog-Strangling Vine

Talpa stankovici compared with Vincetoxicum rossicum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Dog-Strangling Vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Talpidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Talpa	Vincetoxicum
Species	Talpa stankovici	Vincetoxicum rossicum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Dog-Strangling Vine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, 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.