Balkan Mole vs Dumb-Nettle

Talpa stankovici compared with Galinsoga parviflora

Key Differences

  • Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Dumb-Nettle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Mole Dumb-Nettle
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 Galinsoga
Species Talpa stankovici Galinsoga parviflora

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dumb-Nettle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Mole Dumb-Nettle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dumb-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Dumb-Nettle

No description available.

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