Balkan Mole vs Early Buttercup

Talpa stankovici compared with Ranunculus fascicularis

Key Differences

• Balkan Mole is Least Concern while Early Buttercup is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Mole	Early Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Talpidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Talpa	Ranunculus
Species	Talpa stankovici	Ranunculus fascicularis

Conservation Status

Balkan Mole

LC — Least Concern

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Mole	Early Buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.