Balkan Mole vs Dwarf Bilberry

Talpa stankovici compared with Vaccinium cespitosum

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Dwarf Bilberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Dwarf Bilberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Talpidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Talpa	Vaccinium
Species	Talpa stankovici	Vaccinium cespitosum

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Bilberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Dwarf Bilberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dwarf Bilberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.